SB2021102301 - Debian update for mailman



SB2021102301 - Debian update for mailman

Published: October 23, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021102301
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 75% Low 25%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12108)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data when processing email addresses. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted email and spoof content of email message.


2) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15011)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary content.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Cgi/private.py private archive login page.  A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and inject arbitrary content.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the roster visibility (private_roster) setting is 'Anyone'.


3) Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42096)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to brute-force the administrative password.

The vulnerability exists due to a certain csrf_token value is derived from the admin password. A remote attacker can conduct a brute-force attack against that password and gain unauthorized access to the application.


4) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42097)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and take over the admin account, as the csrf_token value is not specific to a single user account.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.