vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-4442-2.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-4442-2",
  "summary": "sympa vulnerabilities",
  "details": "USN-4442-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Sympa. This update provides the\ncorresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu\n20.04 ESM. Original advisory details:\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\nMichael Kaczmarczik discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled HTTP\nGET/POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert,\nedit or obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04\nESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-1000550)\n\nIt was discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled URL parameters. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-1000671)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000550",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000671",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10936"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2021-03-15T22:14:00Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:45:56Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "sympa",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/sympa@6.1.24~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.1.24~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "6.1.24~dfsg-1"
      ],
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          {
            "binary_name": "sympa",
            "binary_version": "6.1.24~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-1000550",
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                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
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            {
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
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            {
              "id": "CVE-2020-10936",
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                {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "high"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
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        "name": "sympa",
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            }
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        "6.2.22~dfsg-1",
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      },
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                },
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            {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
              ]
            }
          ]
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      }
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        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "sympa",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/sympa@6.2.40~dfsg-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal"
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        "6.2.40~dfsg-3",
        "6.2.40~dfsg-4"
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        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
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                  "score": "high"
                }
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            }
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  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4442-2"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ]
}