GNU Mailman up to 2.1b1 true_path path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Mailman up to 2.1b1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function true_path. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-0202. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman up to 2.1b1 (Mail Client Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function true_path. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the true_path function in private.py for Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".../....///" sequences, which are not properly cleansed by regular expressions that are intended to remove "../" and "./" sequences.

The bug was discovered 02/10/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0202 since 02/01/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 81 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21184 (Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : mailman vulnerability (USN-267-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3131.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19274), Tenable (21184), SecurityFocus (BID 12504†), OSVDB (13671†) and Secunia (SA14211†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 21184
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : mailman vulnerability (USN-267-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 53502
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 674-1 (mailman)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 3131
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP mailman directory traversal attempt
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04/03/2006 +336 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3262 days 🔍
06/06/2019 +1549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0202 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24335

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X-Force: 19274
SecurityFocus: 12504 - GNU Mailman Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 14211
OSVDB: 13671 - GNU Mailman private.py directory traversal
SecurityTracker: 1013145
Vulnerability Center: 7070 - GNU Mailman 2.x Directory Traversal Attack via \, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/06/2019 06:39
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (76), 06/06/2019 06:39 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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