Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDVSA-2011:036)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 52160

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in mailman :

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cgi/confirm.py in GNU Mailman 2.1.14 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) full name or (2) username field in a confirmation message (CVE-2011-0707).

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The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected mailman package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 52160

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2011-036.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 2/24/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mailman, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0707

BID: 46464

MDVSA: 2011:036

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