UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2775

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2775

    Published: 1 Apr 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-2775
    Aliases:
    USN-2558-1

    Summary:

    Details: Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not using a static alias, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a list name.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2775, https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2015-March/024875.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2558-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2775

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mailman

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mailman@1:2.1.16-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:2.1.16-2ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    1:2.1.16~rc2-1
    1:2.1.16-1
    1:2.1.16-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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