CVE-2015-2775
mailman: directory traversal in MTA transports that deliver programmatically
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not using a static alias, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a list name.
Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en GNU Mailman anterior a 2.1.20, cuando no utiliza un alias estático, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar ficheros arbitrarios a través de un .. (punto punto) en un nombre de lista.
It was found that mailman did not sanitize the list name before passing it to certain MTAs. A local attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the user running mailman.
Mailman is a program used to help manage email discussion lists. It was found that mailman did not sanitize the list name before passing it to certain MTAs. A local attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the user running mailman. Previously, it was impossible to configure Mailman in a way that Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance would recognize Sender alignment for Domain Key Identified Mail signatures. Consequently, Mailman list subscribers that belonged to a mail server with a "reject" policy for DMARC, such as yahoo.com or AOL.com, were unable to receive Mailman forwarded messages from senders residing in any domain that provided DKIM signatures. With this update, domains with a "reject" DMARC policy are recognized correctly, and Mailman list administrators are able to configure the way these messages are handled. As a result, after a proper configuration, subscribers now correctly receive Mailman forwarded messages in this scenario.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
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Timeline
- 2015-03-27 CVE Reserved
- 2015-04-06 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- 2025-04-09 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
References (14)
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73922 | Vdb Entry | |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032033 | Vdb Entry | |
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1437145 | X_refsource_confirm | |
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2015-March/000209.html | Mailing List |
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https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024875.html | 2024-08-06 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.10" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" | <= 2.1.19 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version " <= 2.1.19" | - |
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