CVE-2015-2775
mailman: directory traversal in MTA transports that deliver programmatically
Severity Score
7.6
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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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.
*Credits:
N/A
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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
- 2024-10-07 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
References (14)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| 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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