USN-4442-1: Sympa vulnerabilities

Publication date

28 July 2020

Overview

sympa vulnerabilities

Releases


Packages

  • sympa - Modern mailing list manager

Details

Michael Kaczmarczik discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled HTTP
GET/POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert,
edit or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-1000550)

It was discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled URL parameters. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks.
(CVE-2018-1000671)

Nicolas Chatelain discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled environment
variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue with a setuid
binary and gain root privileges. (CVE-2020-10936)

Michael Kaczmarczik discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled HTTP
GET/POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert,
edit or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-1000550)

It was discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled URL parameters. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks.
(CVE-2018-1000671)

Nicolas Chatelain discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled environment
variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue with a setuid
binary and gain root privileges. (CVE-2020-10936)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty sympa –  6.1.17~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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