#VU28635 Spoofing attack in Mailman - CVE-2020-12108
Published: June 5, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28635
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12108
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mailman
Mailman
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data when processing email addresses. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted email and spoof content of email message.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00003.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1873722
- https://code.launchpad.net/mailman
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00007.html
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4354-1/