GNU Mailman UTF8 scrubber.py denial of service

mailman-utf8-scrubber-dos (23139) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

GNU Mailman is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by a vulnerability in the scrubber.py script. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted email containing an attachment with UTF8 characters to cause the mailing list to stop working.

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
  • Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
  • 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 2.0.14
  • 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 Beta1
  • GNU, Mailman 2.1.2
  • GNU, Mailman 2.1.3
  • GNU, Mailman 2.1.4
  • GNU, Mailman 2.1.5
  • GNU, Mailman 2.1.5.8
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • SGI, Advanced Linux Environment 3

Remedy:

For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-955-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For SGI Advanced Linux Environment:
Refer to SGI Security Advisory 20060401-01-U for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0204-10 and RHSA-2006:0486-4 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-242-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

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

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Reported:

Nov 14, 2005

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