GNU Mailman 2.1.8 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman 2.1.8. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4624. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Mailman 2.1.8 (Mail Client Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

CRLF injection vulnerability in Utils.py in Mailman before 2.1.9rc1 allows remote attackers to spoof messages in the error log and possibly trick the administrator into visiting malicious URLs via CRLF sequences in the URI.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2006. The weakness was shared 09/07/2006 by Moritz Naumann (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4624 since 09/07/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22307 (Mailman Utils.py Spoofed Log Entry Injection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117413 (CentOS Security Update for Mailman (CESA-2007:0779)).

Upgrading to version 2.1.9rc1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28734), Tenable (22307), SecurityFocus (BID 20021†), OSVDB (28436†) and Secunia (SA21732†). The entries VDB-32351, VDB-32085 and VDB-32083 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22307
Nessus Name: Mailman Utils.py Spoofed Log Entry Injection
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OpenVAS ID: 57482
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1188-1 (mailman)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.1.9rc1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: Moritz Naumann
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4624 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32149

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X-Force: 28734
SecurityFocus: 20021 - Mailman Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21732 - Mailman Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 28436 - GNU Mailman administrative spoofing
Vulnerability Center: 12777 - Mailman CRLF Injection Vulnerability Allows Remote Spoofing of Messages, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-3446

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/16/2025 04:03
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (78), 07/08/2019 18:36 (8), 06/16/2025 04:03 (20)
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