CVE-2015-2775

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not using a static alias, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a list name.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.68% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory python.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1437145
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3214 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1153.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1417.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154911.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2558-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156742.html vendor advisory
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024871.html vendor advisory mailing list
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2015-March/000209.html mailing list
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024875.html exploit mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032033 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73922 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2775?
CVE-2015-2775 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2775?
To fix CVE-2015-2775, 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-2015-2775 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2775 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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