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HistoryMay 04, 2020 - 12:00 a.m.

Debian LTS: Security Advisory for mailman (DLA-2200-1)

2020-05-0400:00:00
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The remote host is missing an update for the

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892200");
  script_version("2020-05-04T03:00:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-12137");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2020-05-04 03:00:06 +0000 (Mon, 04 May 2020)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-05-04 03:00:06 +0000 (Mon, 04 May 2020)");
  script_name("Debian LTS: Security Advisory for mailman (DLA-2200-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB8");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00002.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-2200-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'mailman'
  package(s) announced via the DLA-2200-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A vulnerability was discovered in mailman. GNU Mailman 2.x before 2.1.30
uses the .obj extension for scrubbed application/octet-stream MIME
parts. This behavior may contribute to XSS attacks against
list-archive visitors, because an HTTP reply from an archive web
server may lack a MIME type, and a web browser may perform MIME
sniffing, conclude that the MIME type should have been text/html, and
execute JavaScript code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'mailman' package(s) on Debian Linux.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version
1:2.1.18-2+deb8u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your mailman packages.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mailman", ver:"1:2.1.18-2+deb8u5", rls:"DEB8"))) {
  report += res;
}

if(report != "") {
  security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
  exit(99);
}

exit(0);