usn-4442-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-07-28 19:09
Modified
2026-02-10 04:41
Summary
sympa vulnerabilities
Details

Michael Kaczmarczik discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled HTTP GET/POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert, edit or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-1000550)

It was discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled URL parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks. (CVE-2018-1000671)

Nicolas Chatelain discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue with a setuid binary and gain root privileges. (CVE-2020-10936)

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-1000550",
              "severity": [
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
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                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
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                }
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                },
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                  "score": "high",
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "sympa",
            "binary_version": "6.1.17~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
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      },
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "6.1.11~dfsg-5",
        "6.1.17~dfsg-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Michael Kaczmarczik discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled HTTP\nGET/POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert,\nedit or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-1000550)\n\nIt was discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled URL parameters. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks.\n(CVE-2018-1000671)\n\nNicolas Chatelain discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled environment\nvariables. An attacker could possibly use this issue with a setuid\nbinary and gain root privileges. (CVE-2020-10936)\n",
  "id": "USN-4442-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:54Z",
  "published": "2020-07-28T19:09:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4442-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000550"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000671"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10936"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "sympa vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000550",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000671",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10936"
  ]
}



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