CVE-2015-2775
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.6
VIR risk
7.6
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024871.html
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2775.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.10 | affected | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | mailman | {"endIncluding":"2.1.19"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2775.html
- 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://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
CWEs
CWE-22
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.