CVE-2005-3912
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 30, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 30, 2005
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.webmin.com/security.html
- 17749third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200512-02vendor-advisory
- [Dailydave] 20051129 Webmin miniserv.pl format string vulnerabilitymailing-list
- DSA-1199vendor-advisory
- http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.250.html
- 18101third-party-advisory
- ADV-2005-2660vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2005:030vendor-advisory
- 17878third-party-advisory
- http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.html
- 20051129 Webmin miniserv.pl format string vulnerabilitymailing-list
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.180.html
- 22556third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:223vendor-advisory
- 17942third-party-advisory
- 17817third-party-advisory
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