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GLSA-200512-02 : Webmin, Usermin: Format string vulnerability
high Nessus Plugin ID 20281
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200512-02 (Webmin, Usermin: Format string vulnerability)Jack Louis discovered that the Webmin and Usermin 'miniserv.pl' web server component is vulnerable to a Perl format string vulnerability. Login with the supplied username is logged via the Perl 'syslog' facility in an unsafe manner.
Impact :
A remote attacker can trigger this vulnerability via a specially crafted username containing format string data. This can be exploited to consume a large amount of CPU and memory resources on a vulnerable system, and possibly to execute arbitrary code of the attacker's choice with the permissions of the user running Webmin.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Webmin users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/webmin-1.250' All Usermin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/usermin-1.180'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 20281
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200512-02.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 12/8/2005
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:usermin, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:webmin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2005
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-3912
GLSA: 200512-02