Debian Security Update Fixes mlmmj Directory Traversal Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the administrative interface within the Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) when processing user-supplied data, which could be exploited by authenticated attackers to write or delete arbitrary files.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Debian GNU/Linux lennyDebian GNU/Linux sid
     
Solution   Debian GNU/Linux lenny - Upgrade to mlmmj version 1.2.15-1.1+lenny1Debian GNU/Linux sid - Upgrade to mlmmj version 1.2.17-1.1
     
CVE   CVE-2009-4896
     
References   http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2010/msg00118.html
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
Misc : Local File Inclusion - suspicious /etc/passwd found in URL
3.5.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2010-07-21 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote