CVE-2005-0202 is a directory traversal vulnerability in Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier, specifically within the true_path function in private.py. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating path sequences like ".../....///", which bypass Mailman's regular expression-based sanitization. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low severity, requiring no authentication and allowing for partial confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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