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High
CVE-2015-2775
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not...
Vulnerability Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not using a static alias, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a list name.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1437145
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3214
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1153.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1417.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154911.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2558-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156742.html
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024871.html
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2015-March/000209.html
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024875.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032033
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73922
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View all reports →Affected Software
ubuntu linux, debian linux, enterprise linux, mailman
Vulnerable Versions:
12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 7.0, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 13th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.