PyPI: mailman
CVE-2015-2775
Safety vulnerability ID: SFTY-20150413-20927
Safety legacy ID: pyup.io-25881
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.
Overview
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.
Advisory
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.
How to Fix
Mitigation and Workarounds
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Vulnerable Functions
Functions linked to known vulnerabilities.
References
- https://getsafety.com/vulnerabilities/SFTY-20150413-20927/CVE-2015-2775
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154911.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156742.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1153.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1417.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73922
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032033
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2558-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1437145
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2775
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2015-March/000209.html
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024871.html
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024875.html
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