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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2005.78.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-78-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mailman' package(s) announced via the USN-78-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mailman' package(s) announced via the USN-78-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An path traversal vulnerability has been discovered in the 'private'
module of Mailman. A flawed path sanitation algorithm allowed the
construction of URLS to arbitrary files readable by Mailman. This
allowed a remote attacker to retrieve configuration and password
databases, private list archives, and other files.

Affected Software/OS:
'mailman' package(s) on Ubuntu 4.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0202
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Mar/msg00000.html
Bugtraq: 20050209 [USN-78-1] Mailman vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110805795122386&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-674 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-674
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031562.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-11.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:037
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10657
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-136.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-137.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013145
http://secunia.com/advisories/14211
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:007 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_07_mailman.html
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