RHEL 2.1 : mailman (RHSA-2002:181)

high Nessus Plugin ID 12322

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated mailman packages are now available for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server. These updates close a cross-site scripting vulnerability present in mailman versions prior to version 2.0.12.

Mailman versions prior to 2.0.12 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the processing of invalid requests to edit a subscriber's list subscription options.

Solution

Update the affected mailman package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12322

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2002-181.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 7/6/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mailman, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2002

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0855

RHSA: 2002:181

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