CVE-2005-0202 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on Mailman servers via directory traversal in the true_path function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0202?
CVE-2005-0202 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0202?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (16)
mailman Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 3:2.1.5-24.rhel3 |
mailman-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 3:2.1.5-24.rhel3 |
mailman Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 3:2.1.5-24.rhel3 |
mailman-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 3:2.1.5-24.rhel3 |
mailman Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 3:2.1.5-24.rhel3 |
mailman-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 3:2.1.5-24.rhel3 |
mailman Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 3:2.1.5-24.rhel3 |
mailman-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 3:2.1.5-24.rhel3 |
mailman Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 3:2.1.5-31.rhel4 |
mailman-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 3:2.1.5-31.rhel4 |
mailman Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 3:2.1.5-31.rhel4 |
mailman-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 3:2.1.5-31.rhel4 |
mailman Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 3:2.1.5-31.rhel4 |
mailman-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 3:2.1.5-31.rhel4 |
mailman Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 3:2.1.5-31.rhel4 |
mailman-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 3:2.1.5-31.rhel4 |
Products include Gnu Mailman.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0202?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2005-0202 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0202 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87jx-4wq7-9wr5, RHSA-2005:136, RHSA-2005:137.