Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-2191 - Unspecified vulnerability in GNU Mailman

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
gnu
nessus

Summary

Format string vulnerability in Mailman before 2.1.9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it is "unexploitable.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE9_11243.NASL
    descriptionThis update of mailman fixes the following security issues : - A malicious user could visit a specially crafted URI and inject an apparent log message into Mailman
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id41102
    published2009-09-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/41102
    titleSuSE9 Security Update : mailman (YOU Patch Number 11243)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) Novell, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(41102);
      script_version("1.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:28");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2191", "CVE-2006-2941", "CVE-2006-3636");
    
      script_name(english:"SuSE9 Security Update : mailman (YOU Patch Number 11243)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update of mailman fixes the following security issues :
    
      - A malicious user could visit a specially crafted URI and
        inject an apparent log message into Mailman's error log
        which might induce an unsuspecting administrator to
        visit a phishing site. This has been blocked. Thanks to
        Moritz Naumann for its discovery.
    
      - Fixed denial of service attack which can be caused by
        some standards-breaking RFC 2231 formatted headers.
        CVE-2006-2941.
    
      - Several cross-site scripting issues have been fixed.
        Thanks to Moritz Naumann for their discovery.
        CVE-2006-3636
    
      - Fixed an unexploitable format string vulnerability.
        Discovery and fix by Karl Chen. Analysis of
        non-exploitability by Martin 'Joey' Schulze. Also thanks
        go to Lionel Elie Mamane. CVE-2006-2191."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2191.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2941.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3636.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply YOU patch number 11243.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/10/17");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/09/24");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled.");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release")) exit(0, "The host is not running SuSE.");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) exit(1, "Could not obtain the list of installed packages.");
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) exit(1, "Failed to determine the architecture type.");
    if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") exit(1, "Local checks for SuSE 9 on the '"+cpu+"' architecture have not been implemented.");
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SUSE9", reference:"mailman-2.1.4-83.27")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_FFFA92573C1711DB86AB00123FFE8333.NASL
    descriptionSecunia reports : Mailman can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting and phishing attacks, and cause a DoS (Denial of Service). 1) An error in the logging functionality can be exploited to inject a spoofed log message into the error log via a specially crafted URL. Successful exploitation may trick an administrator into visiting a malicious website. 2) An error in the processing of malformed headers which does not follow the RFC 2231 standard can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). 3) Some unspecified input isn
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id22304
    published2006-09-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22304
    titleFreeBSD : mailman -- Multiple Vulnerabilities (fffa9257-3c17-11db-86ab-00123ffe8333)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(22304);
      script_version("1.19");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:38");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2191", "CVE-2006-2941", "CVE-2006-3636", "CVE-2006-4624");
      script_bugtraq_id(19831);
      script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"21732");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : mailman -- Multiple Vulnerabilities (fffa9257-3c17-11db-86ab-00123ffe8333)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Secunia reports :
    
    Mailman can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site
    scripting and phishing attacks, and cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
    
    1) An error in the logging functionality can be exploited to inject a
    spoofed log message into the error log via a specially crafted URL.
    
    Successful exploitation may trick an administrator into visiting a
    malicious website.
    
    2) An error in the processing of malformed headers which does not
    follow the RFC 2231 standard can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial
    of Service).
    
    3) Some unspecified input isn't properly sanitised before being
    returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML
    and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected
    site."
      );
      # http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=103&release_id=444295
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6dd8dd6d"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/fffa9257-3c17-11db-86ab-00123ffe8333.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?dcdef3e4"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_cwe_id(94);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-mailman");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mailman");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mailman-with-htdig");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/06/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/09/04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/09/05");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"mailman<2.1.9.r1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"ja-mailman<2.1.9.r1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"mailman-with-htdig<2.1.9.r1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_MAILMAN-2170.NASL
    descriptionThis update of mailman fixes the following security issues : - A malicious user could visit a specially crafted URI and inject an apparent log message into Mailman
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id27344
    published2007-10-17
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/27344
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : mailman (mailman-2170)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update mailman-2170.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(27344);
      script_version ("1.12");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:28");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2191", "CVE-2006-2941", "CVE-2006-3636");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : mailman (mailman-2170)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the mailman-2170 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update of mailman fixes the following security issues :
    
      - A malicious user could visit a specially crafted URI and
        inject an apparent log message into Mailman's error log
        which might induce an unsuspecting administrator to
        visit a phishing site. This has been blocked. Thanks to
        Moritz Naumann for its discovery.
    
      - Fixed denial of service attack which can be caused by
        some standards-breaking RFC 2231 formatted headers.
        CVE-2006-2941.
    
      - Several cross-site scripting issues have been fixed.
        Thanks to Moritz Naumann for their discovery.
        CVE-2006-3636
    
      - Fixed an unexploitable format string vulnerability.
        Discovery and fix by Karl Chen. Analysis of
        non-exploitability by Martin 'Joey' Schulze. Also thanks
        go to Lionel Elie Mamane. CVE-2006-2191."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected mailman package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mailman");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/10/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/10/17");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.1", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.1", reference:"mailman-2.1.7-15.5") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mailman");
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_MAILMAN-2174.NASL
    descriptionThis update of mailman fixes the following security issues : - A malicious user could visit a specially crafted URI and inject an apparent log message into Mailman
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id29519
    published2007-12-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/29519
    titleSuSE 10 Security Update : mailman (ZYPP Patch Number 2174)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) Novell, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(29519);
      script_version ("1.12");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:28");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2191", "CVE-2006-2941", "CVE-2006-3636");
    
      script_name(english:"SuSE 10 Security Update : mailman (ZYPP Patch Number 2174)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update of mailman fixes the following security issues :
    
      - A malicious user could visit a specially crafted URI and
        inject an apparent log message into Mailman's error log
        which might induce an unsuspecting administrator to
        visit a phishing site. This has been blocked. Thanks to
        Moritz Naumann for its discovery.
    
      - Fixed denial of service attack which can be caused by
        some standards-breaking RFC 2231 formatted headers.
        CVE-2006-2941.
    
      - Several cross-site scripting issues have been fixed.
        Thanks to Moritz Naumann for their discovery.
        CVE-2006-3636: - Fixed an unexploitable format string
        vulnerability. Discovery and fix by Karl Chen. Analysis
        of non-exploitability by Martin 'Joey' Schulze. Also
        thanks go to Lionel Elie Mamane. CVE-2006-2191."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2191.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2941.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3636.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply ZYPP patch number 2174.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/10/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/12/13");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled.");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release")) exit(0, "The host is not running SuSE.");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) exit(1, "Could not obtain the list of installed packages.");
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) exit(1, "Failed to determine the architecture type.");
    if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") exit(1, "Local checks for SuSE 10 on the '"+cpu+"' architecture have not been implemented.");
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:0, reference:"mailman-2.1.7-15.5")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");