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CVE-2006-0052

The attachment scrubber (Scrubber.py) in Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier, when using Python's library email module 2.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailing list delivery failure) via a multipart MIME message with a single part that has two blank lines between the first boundary and the end boundary.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-0052 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from gnu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-03-31T11:06:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnu	mailman	1.0	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	1.1	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.1	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.2	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.3	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.4	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.5	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.6	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.7	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.8	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.9	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.10	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.11	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.12	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.13	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.0.14	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.1	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.1.1	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.1.2	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.1.3	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.1.4	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.1.5	Yes
Application	gnu	mailman	2.1b1	Yes

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc ([email protected])
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=358892 Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19522 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19545 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19571 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20624 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20782 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015851 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1027 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:061 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_08_sr.html ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/24367 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0486.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17311 Patch ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9475 ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/267-1/ ([email protected])
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=358892 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19522 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19545 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19571 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20624 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20782 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015851 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1027 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:061 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_08_sr.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/24367 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0486.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17311 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9475 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/267-1/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gnu's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.