Description
Mailman 2.1.4 through 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a message that causes the server to "fail with an Overflow on bad date data in a processed message," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3573.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | mailman | 2.1.5-8sarge1 | DSA-955-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | mailman | 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.2 | RHSA-2006:0204 |
| RHEL 3 | mailman | 3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.4 | RHSA-2006:0204 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2006:0204 Red Hat Security Advisory: mailman security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-955-1 mailman - DoS Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 19167 third-party-advisory
- USN-242-1 vendor-advisory
- 16248 vdb-entry
- 2006-0012 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0204 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10660 vdb-entry signature
- mailman-utf8-scrubber-dos(23139) vdb-entry
- 18456 third-party-advisory
- 19532 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:222 vendor-advisory
- 18449 third-party-advisory
- 18612 third-party-advisory
- 21723 vdb-entry
- 19196 third-party-advisory
- DSA-955 vendor-advisory