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GLSA-200406-12 : Webmin: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14523

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-200406-12 (Webmin: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Webmin contains two security vulnerabilities. One allows any user to view the configuration of any module and the other could allow an attacker to lock out a valid user by sending an invalid username and password.
 Impact :

 An authenticated user could use these vulnerabilities to view the configuration of any module thus potentially obtaining important knowledge about configuration settings. Furthermore, an attacker could lock out legitimate users by sending invalid login information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Webmin users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-admin/app-admin/webmin-1.150' # emerge '>=app-admin/app-admin/webmin-1.150'

See Also

http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.150.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200406-12

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14523

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200406-12.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: 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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0582, CVE-2004-0583

BID: 10474

GLSA: 200406-12