Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDKSA-2005:037)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16461

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in Mailman, which allows a remote directory traversal exploit using URLs of the form '.../....///' to access private Mailman configuration data.

The vulnerability lies in the Mailman/Cgi/private.py file.

Updated packages correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected mailman package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16461

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-037.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 2/15/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mailman, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0202

MDKSA: 2005:037

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