bugtraq - [ GLSA 200406-04 ] Mailman: Member password disclosure vulnerability

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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:57:06 +0000
From: Kurt Lieber <klieber@...too.org>
To: gentoo-announce@...too.org
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com, full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com,
   security-alerts@...uxsecurity.com
Subject: [ GLSA 200406-04 ] Mailman: Member password disclosure vulnerability

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200406-04
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Mailman: Member password disclosure vulnerability
      Date: June 09, 2004
      Bugs: #51671
        ID: 200406-04

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Synopsis
========

Mailman contains a bug allowing 3rd parties to retrieve member
passwords.

Background
==========

Mailman is a python-based mailing list server with an extensive web
interface.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package           /   Vulnerable   /                   Unaffected
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  1  net-mail/mailman        < 2.1.5                          >= 2.1.5

Description
===========

Mailman contains an unspecified vulnerability in the handling of
request emails.

Impact
======

By sending a carefully crafted email request to the mailman server an
attacker could obtain member passwords.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All users of Mailman should upgrade to the latest stable version:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=net-mail/mailman-2.1.5"
    # emerge ">=net-mail/mailman-2.1.5"

References
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  [ 1 ] Mailman 2.1.5 Release Announcement
        http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2004-May/000072.html
  [ 2 ] CAN-2004-0412
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0412

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

     http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-04.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@...too.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0

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