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Unscored severity · published May 2, 2005
CVE-2005-0202
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 ".../....///"…
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CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mailman · Gnu
2.1; 2.1.1; 2.1.2; 2.1.3; 2.1.4; 2.1.5; +1 more · source: NVD
Affected product
MA
Mailman
Gnu
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0202
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0202
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Mar/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031562.html
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110805795122386&w=2
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/14211
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013145
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-674
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