- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mailman: Directory traversal vulnerability Date: February 10, 2005 Bugs: #81109 ID: 200502-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Mailman fails to properly sanitize input, leading to information disclosure. Background ========== Mailman is a Python-based mailing list server with an extensive web interface. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-mail/mailman < 2.1.5-r4 >= 2.1.5-r4 Description =========== Mailman contains an error in private.py which fails to properly sanitize input paths. Impact ====== An attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain arbitrary files on the web server. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Mailman users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailman-2.1.5-r4" References ========== [ 1 ] Full Disclosure Announcement http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031562.html [ 2 ] CAN-2005-0202 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0202 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-11.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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