CVE-2005-0202

security flaw

Published Feb 9, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0203 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-78-1 Mailman vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-78-2 Fixed mailman packages for USN-78-1
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved
Feb 1, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 9, 2005, 12:00 AM