Packages
- mailman -
Details
It was discovered that Mailman did not properly sanitize certain fields,
resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. With cross-site
scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server
output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit
this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same
domain.
It was discovered that Mailman did not properly sanitize certain fields,
resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. With cross-site
scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server
output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit
this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same
domain.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.10 karmic | mailman – 1:2.1.12-2ubuntu0.2 | ||
| 8.04 hardy | mailman – 1:2.1.9-9ubuntu1.4 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | mailman – 2.1.5-9ubuntu4.4 | ||
| 10.10 maverick | mailman – 1:2.1.13-4ubuntu0.2 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | mailman – 1:2.1.13-1ubuntu0.2 | ||
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