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Bug 112505

Summary: net-mail/mailman possible DoS issue (CVE-2005-3597)
Product: Gentoo Security Reporter: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) <jaervosz>
Component: VulnerabilitiesAssignee: Gentoo Security <security>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID    
Severity: normal CC: mholzer, net-mail+disabled
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=327732
Whiteboard: ? [wait] jaervosz
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---

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.