GNU Mailman weak encryption
| mailman-weak-encryption (18857) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
GNU Mailman uses a weak encryption algorithm in the automatic password generation process. A remote attacker could use brute force techniques to obtain a list of user's passwords.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- GNU, Mailman 1.0
- GNU, Mailman 1.1
- GNU, Mailman 2.0
- GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta5
- GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta4
- GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta3
- 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
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.1
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.2
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.3
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.4
- GNU, Mailman 2.1b1
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
Remedy:
For Ubuntu Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mailman package (2.1.5-1ubuntu2.1or later), as listed in USN-59-1 January 10, 2005 for more information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mailman package, as listed below. Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:007 for more information. See References.
x86:
SUSE 9.2: 2.1.5-5.6 or later
SUSE 9.1: 2.1.4-83.13 or later
SUSE 9.0: 2.1.2-93 or later
SUSE 8.2: 2.1.1-110 or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Mailman Web site, Project: Mailman: File List at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=103.
- BID-12243: GNU Mailman Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1143: The password generation in mailman before 2.1.5 generates only 5 million unique passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.
- SA13603: Mailman Cross-Site Scripting and Weak Password Generation
- SUSE-SA:2005:007: mailman: remote file disclosure
Reported:
Jan 12, 2005
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