From klieber@gentoo.org Wed Jun 9 06:57:03 2004 From: Kurt Lieber To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:57:06 +0000 Subject: [Full-Disclosure] [ GLSA 200406-04 ] Mailman: Member password disclosure vulnerability - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mailman: Member password disclosure vulnerability Date: June 09, 2004 Bugs: #51671 ID: 200406-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ========== [ 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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= 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 [ Part 2, Application/PGP-SIGNATURE 196bytes. ] [ Unable to print this part. ]