GNU Mailman command handler denial of service

mailman-command-handler-dos (15106)

Low Risk

Description:

GNU Mailman is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a vulnerability in the mail command handler. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

Platforms Affected:

• Conectiva, Linux 8.0
• Conectiva, Linux 9.0
• Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
• GNU, Mailman 1.0
• GNU, Mailman 1.1
• GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta4
• GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta5
• GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta3
• GNU, Mailman 2.0
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.1
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.10
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.11
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.12
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.13
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.2
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.3
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.4
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.5
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.6
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.7
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.8
• GNU, Mailman 2.0.9
• GNU, Mailman 2.1
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
• Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
• RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
• SGI, ProPack 2.3
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
• SuSE, SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
• SuSE, SuSE Linux Database Server
• SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0
• SuSE, SuSE Linux Office Server

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of GNU Mailman (2.0.14 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.

For Red Hat Linux containing mailman package:
Upgrade to the latest mailman package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:156-07 for more information. See References.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v.2.1), and Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor: 2.0.13-6 or later

For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mailman package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:013 : mailman for more information. See References.

Mandrake Linux 9.1: 2.0.14-1.1.91mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 2.1.2-9.3.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 2.0.14-1.1.C21mdk or later

For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mailman package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:842 for more information. See References.

Conectiva Linux 8: 2.0.14-1U80_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 2.1.4-27744U90_2cl or later

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

• Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:842, mailman at http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000842.
• Mailman-Announce Mailing List, Sun Feb 8 13:39:21 EST 2004 , RELEASED: Mailman 2.0.14 patch-only release at http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2004-February/000067.html.
• Project: Mailman: Release Notes Web page, Changes: 2.0.14 (08-Feb-2004) at https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=97760.
• BID-10147: Red Hat Linux GNU Mailman Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
• BID-9620: GNU Mailman Malformed Message Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
• CVE-2003-0991: Unknown vulnerability in the mail command handler in Mailman before 2.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed e-mail commands.
• CVE-2004-0182: Mailman before 2.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an email message with an empty subject field.
• DSA-436: mailman -- several vulnerabilities
• RHSA-2004-019: mailman security update
• RHSA-2004-156: mailman security update
• SUSE-SA:2004:005: Linux Kernel: local privilege escalation
• SUSE-SA:2004:006: xf86/XFree86: local privilege escalation
• SUSE-SA:2004:007: openssl: remote denial-of-service
• SUSE-SA:2004:008: cvs: remote code execution
• SUSE-SA:2004:009: Linux Kernel: local privilege escalation / information leakage

Reported:

Feb 08, 2004

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