Path Traversal in GNU Mailman
CVE-2015-2775
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.079 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Mailman
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1437145
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3214 (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1153.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1417.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154911.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2558-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156742.html (vendor-advisory)
- mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024871.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2015-March/000209.html (mailing-list)
- mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024875.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2775?
- CVE-2015-2775 is a vulnerability in GNU Mailman, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-04-13.
- Is CVE-2015-2775 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.