FreeBSD : mailman -- path traversal vulnerability (a5f160fa-deee-11e4-99f8-080027ef73ec)

high Nessus Plugin ID 82681

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Mark Sapiro reports :

A path traversal vulnerability has been discovered and fixed. This vulnerability is only exploitable by a local user on a Mailman server where the suggested Exim transport, the Postfix postfix_to_mailman.py transport or some other programmatic MTA delivery not using aliases is employed.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e5d506be

https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1437145

http://www.nessus.org/u?514b3dfe

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82681

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a5f160fadeee11e499f8080027ef73ec.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 4/10/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-mailman, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mailman, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mailman-with-htdig, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2775