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Red Hat: RHSA-2011-0307-01 Moderate: Mailman XSS Threats

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Calendar Grey March 1, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Critical mail server patch released for CentOS addressing CSRF vulnerabilities. Immediate upgrade advised for compromised servers.
An updated mailman package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

Mailman is a program used to help manage email discussion lists.
Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed usernames of subscribed users on certain pages. If a user who is subscribed to a mailing list were able to trick a victim into visiting one of those pages, they could perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the victim. (CVE-2011-0707)
Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed mailing list information. A mailing list administrator could use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against victims viewing a list's "listinfo" page. (CVE-2008-0564, CVE-2010-3089)
Red Hat would like to thank Mark Sapiro for reporting the CVE-2011-0707 and CVE-2010-3089 issues.
Users of mailman should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues.

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Topics Covered

security advisory XSS cross-site scripting moderate severity security patch mailman RHEL

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0564 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3089 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0707 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.i386.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.i386.rpm
ia64: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.ia64.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.ia64.rpm
ppc: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.ppc.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.ppc.rpm
s390: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.s390.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.s390.rpm
s390x: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.s390x.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.s390x.rpm
x86_64: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.x86_64.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.i386.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.i386.rpm
x86_64: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.x86_64.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.i386.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.i386.rpm
ia64: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.ia64.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.ia64.rpm
x86_64: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.x86_64.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386: mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.i386.rpm mailman-debuginfo-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7.i386.rpm
ia64:

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:0307-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0307.html
Issue date: 2011-03-01

Topic

An updated mailman package that fixes multiple security issues is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory XSS cross-site scripting moderate severity security patch mailman RHEL

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

431526 - CVE-2008-0564 mailman: XSS triggerable by list administrator

631881 - CVE-2010-3089 mailman: Multiple security flaws leading to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks

677375 - CVE-2011-0707 Mailman: Three XSS flaws due improper escaping of the full name of the member

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