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TI-2005-00170 Aliases CVE-2005-0202GHSA-87jx-4wq7-9wr5

Directory traversal vulnerability in the true_path function in private.py for Mailman…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the true_path function in private.py for Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".../....///" sequences, which are not properly cleansed by regular expressions that are intended to remove "../" and "./" sequences.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02856 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1b1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1b1 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:137 Released 2005-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    mailman security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4, mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4, mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4, mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4, mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5-31.rhel4.ia64
  • RHSA-2005:136 Released 2005-02-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    mailman security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3, mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3, mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3, mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3, mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5-24.rhel3.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:136
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:136
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:137
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:137
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:136
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:137
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:136
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:137

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0202
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87jx-4wq7-9wr5

References

Patch 4

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2025-28486 Path traversal in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-28487 OS command injection in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-28488 Incorrect authorization in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2015-02450 Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not using a static… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2002-00830 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailman before 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00374 Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Mailman before 2.0.11 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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