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TI-2006-04470 Aliases CVE-2006-4624GHSA-pr3g-gx73-r4cm

CRLF injection vulnerability in Utils.py in Mailman before 2.1.9rc1 allows remote…

Priority LOW 19CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

CRLF injection vulnerability in Utils.py in Mailman before 2.1.9rc1 allows remote attackers to spoof messages in the error log and possibly trick the administrator into visiting malicious URLs via CRLF sequences in the URI.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02981 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.1.8VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0779 Released 2007-11-15 · Red Hat rating Low
    mailman security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0779
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0779
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0779
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0779

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4624
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pr3g-gx73-r4cm

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 5

  • 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
See all 46 →

Sources

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