Debian DSA-3214-1 : mailman - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 82622

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in Mailman, the mailing list manager. Installations using a transport script (such as postfix-to-mailman.py) to interface with their MTA instead of static aliases were vulnerable to a path traversal attack. To successfully exploit this, an attacker needs write access on the local file system.

Solution

Upgrade the mailman packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.1.15-1+deb7u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82622

File Name: debian_DSA-3214.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/8/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mailman, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2775

DSA: 3214

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