[ GLSA 200501-29 ] Mailman: Cross-site scripting vulnerability

[Luke Macken <lewk () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200501-29
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  Severity: Low
     Title: Mailman: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
      Date: January 22, 2005
      Bugs: #77524
        ID: 200501-29

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Synopsis
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Mailman is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

Background
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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-r3                       >= 2.1.5-r3

Description
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Florian Weimer has discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in
the error messages that are produced by Mailman.

Impact
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By enticing a user to visiting a specially-crafted URL, an attacker can
execute arbitrary script code running in the context of the victim's
browser.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Mailman users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailman-2.1.5-r3"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2004-1177
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1177

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

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-29.xml

Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, 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/2.0

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