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CVE-2006-0052

The attachment scrubber (Scrubber.py) in Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier, when using Python's library...

5.0 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.70%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2006-0052
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2006-0052
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0060 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2006-0060
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f27j-9fv2-5hrg No score

The attachment scrubber (Scrubber.py) in Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier, when using Python's library...

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.

Record
GHSA-f27j-9fv2-5hrg
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mailman
Debian:3.1
 before 2.1.5-8sarge2, plus listed versions
2.1.5-82.1.5-8sarge1
2.1.5-8sarge2
mailman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
mailman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
mailman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
mailman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
mailman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
mailman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
mailman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
mailman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.5
mailman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mailman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
mailman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
mailman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
mailman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
mailman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
mailman
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
mailman-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3
3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-0052 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnu Mailman, published March 31, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.70%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in mailman 2.1.5-8sarge2.

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