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Bug 112505 - net-mail/mailman possible DoS issue (CVE-2005-3597)
Summary: net-mail/mailman possible DoS issue (CVE-2005-3597)
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrep...
Whiteboard: ? [wait] jaervosz
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Reported: 2005-11-14 06:06 UTC by Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED)
Modified: 2005-11-30 08:05 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-11-14 06:06:48 UTC 
Debian bug report indicates that it might be possible to DoS a list by sending  
a specially crafted email.
Comment 1 Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-11-14 08:10:44 UTC 
This has yet to be reproduced. Ccing maintainers.
Comment 2 Tuan Van (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-11-14 08:48:21 UTC 
mailman has been maintained by mholzer. CC'ing him.
Comment 3 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-11-22 10:30:50 UTC 
see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=339095;msg=35
i vote for closing the bug or watching the debian bugreport
Comment 4 Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-11-22 12:58:27 UTC 
Let's wait a bit and see what they decide.
Comment 5 Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-11-30 08:05:16 UTC 
Closed as non-security on Debian. I think we should do the same, feel free to
reopen if you disagree.