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FreeBSD : mailman -- password disclosure (ad9d2518-3471-4737-b60b-9a1f51023b28)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19079

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Barry Warsaw reports :

Today I am releasing Mailman 2.1.5, a bug fix release [...] This version also contains a fix for an exploit that could allow 3rd parties to retrieve member passwords. It is thus highly recommended that all existing sites upgrade to the latest version.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e25c67e8

http://www.nessus.org/u?63e91808

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19079

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ad9d251834714737b60b9a1f51023b28.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

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:freebsd:freebsd:ja-mailman, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mailman, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0412