Improper Input Validation Affecting mailman package, versions <1:2.1.23-1+deb9u4
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- published22 Jul 2018
- disclosed12 Jul 2018
Introduced: 12 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-13796 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 mailman to version 1:2.1.23-1+deb9u4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mailman package and not the mailman package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in GNU Mailman before 2.1.28. A crafted URL can cause arbitrary text to be displayed on a web page from a trusted site.
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1780874
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00034.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-13796
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-10
- https://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users@python.org/msg71003.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4348-1/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-13796
- https://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/msg71003.html