Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-2775
CVE-2015-2775
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.
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Affected products
25cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords18 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/mailman&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/mailman&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 2.1.23-1.2+ 17 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.23-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.15-9.6.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.15-9.6.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.15-9.6.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.15-9.6.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.15-9.6.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.17-3.3.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024875.htmlnvdExploit
- mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024871.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154911.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156742.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1153.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1417.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3214nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/73922nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032033nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2558-1nvd
- bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1437145nvd
- mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2015-March/000209.htmlnvd
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