Unscored severity · published Mar 31, 2006
CVE-2006-0052
The attachment scrubber (Scrubber.py) in Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier, when using Python's library email module 2.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailing…
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CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The attachment scrubber (Scrubber.py) in Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier, when using Python's library email module 2.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailing list delivery failure) via a multipart MIME message with a single part that has two blank lines between the first boundary and the end boundary.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mailman · Gnu
1.0; 1.1; 2.0; 2.0; 2.0; 2.0; +21 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0052
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0052
Patch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=358892
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19522
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19545
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19571
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20624
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