GNU Mailman malformed headers denial of service
| mailman-headers-dos (28732) |  Low Risk |
Description:
GNU Mailman is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by an error when processing non-standard RFC 2231 formatted headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Gentoo, Linux
- GNU, Mailman 1.0
- GNU, Mailman 1.1
- GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta3
- GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta5
- GNU, Mailman 2.0
- GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta4
- 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
- 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
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.6
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.7
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.8
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of GNU Mailman (2.1.9rc1 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0600-11 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200609-12 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2006:025 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- GNU Mailman Web site, Mailman, the GNU Mailing List Manager at http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/.
- SourceForge.net: Files, Mailman - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: 2.1.9rc1 at https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=444295&group_id=103.
- ASA-2006-187: mailman security update (RHSA-2006-0600)
- BID-19831: GNU Mailman Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2941: Mailman before 2.1.9rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving standards-breaking RFC 2231 formatted headers.
- GLSA-200609-12: Mailman: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:165: Updated mailman packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2006-0600: mailman security update
- SA21732: Mailman Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016808: Mailman Multipart MIME Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service and Input Validation Holes Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- SUSE-SR:2006:025: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-345-1: mailman vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3446: Mailman Multiple Cross Site Scripting and Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 04, 2006
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