CVE-2005-0202

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the true_path function in private.py for Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".../....///" sequences, which are not properly cleansed by regular expressions that are intended to remove "../" and "./" sequences.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.73% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory org.uk

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-137.html	patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013145	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10657	signature vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:037	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-11.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031562.html	vendor advisory mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110805795122386&w=2	mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_07_mailman.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-136.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-674	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14211	third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Mar/msg00000.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0202?: CVE-2005-0202 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0202?: To fix CVE-2005-0202, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0202 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0202 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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