CVE-2006-4624 json
CRLF injection vulnerability in Utils.py in Mailman before 2.1.9rc1 allows remote attackers to spoof messages in the error log and possibly…
published 2006-09-07 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4612
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.0%
- EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- mailman RHEL 4 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6
red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0779
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2006-4624 updated
mailman logfile CRLF injection
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mailman 2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mailman 2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mailman 2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mailman 2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0779
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Exploit prediction
2.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
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sourceforge.net
/project/shownotes.php?group_id=103&release_id=444295
patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/21732
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2006/dsa-1188
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0779.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200609-12.xml
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2006_25_sr.html
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:165
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/22639
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27669
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/22227
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/22011
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/22020
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3446
vdb-entry
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mail.python.org
/pipermail/mailman-announce/2006-September/000087.html
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/19831
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/28734
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/20021
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/445992/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- svn.sourceforge.net /viewvc/mailman/trunk/mailman/Mailman/Utils.py?r1=7859&r2=7923
- moritz-naumann.com /adv/0013/mailmanmulti/0013.txt
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9756
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4624
- NVD CVE-2006-4624
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