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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52577
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 2 FEDORA-2005-241 (mailman)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to mailman
announced via advisory FEDORA-2005-241.

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the driver script of mailman
prior to version 2.1.5 could allow remote attackers to execute scripts
as other web users. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1177 to this issue.

Users of mailman should update to this erratum package, which corrects
this issue by turning on STEALTH_MODE by default and using
Utils.websafe() to quote the html.

This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/2/

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent
you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.
http://www.fedoranews.org/blog/index.php?p=511

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
5.0

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1177
Bugtraq: 20050110 [USN-59-1] mailman vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110549296126351&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-674 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-674
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:015
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11113
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-235.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/13603
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:007 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_07_mailman.html
XForce ISS Database: mailman-script-driver-xss(18854)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18854
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0202
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Mar/msg00000.html
Bugtraq: 20050209 [USN-78-1] Mailman vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110805795122386&w=2
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031562.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-11.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:037
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10657
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-136.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-137.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013145
http://secunia.com/advisories/14211
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