CVE-2005-3912
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CVE-2005-3912 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Format string vulnerability in miniserv.pl Perl web server in Webmin before 1.250 and Usermin before 1.180, with syslog logging enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or memory consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the username parameter to the login form, which is ultimately used in a syslog call. NOTE: the code execution might be associated with an issue in Perl.. EPSS estimates a 14.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Format string vulnerability in miniserv.pl Perl web server in Webmin before 1.250 and Usermin before 1.180, with syslog logging enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or memory consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the username parameter to the login form, which is ultimately used in a syslog call. NOTE: the code execution might be associated with an issue in Perl.
Metrics
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Webmin | Webmin | >= 1.100, < 1.180 |
| Webmin | Webmin | >= 1.200, < 1.250 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 |
References
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-November/002685.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17749Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17817Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17878Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17942Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18101Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22556Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199Third Party Advisory
- http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-02.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:223Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_30_sr.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418093/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2660Third Party Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.250.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.180.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-November/002685.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17749Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17817Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17878Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17942Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18101Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22556Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199Third Party Advisory
- http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-02.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:223Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_30_sr.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418093/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2660Third Party Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.250.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.180.htmlVendor Advisory
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- Status
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