CVE-2005-3912

Published Nov 30, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 14.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1199-1 New webmin packages fix input validation problems
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:31 PM
Reserved
Nov 30, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 30, 2005, 11:03 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:17 PM