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    CVE-2005-3912

    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.

    Published:Nov 30, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Nov 30, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.12453
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Webmin
    Product
    Webmin

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-November/002685.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17749
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17817
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17878
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17942
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18101
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22556
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199
    http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.html
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-02.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:223
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_30_sr.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418093/100/0/threaded
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2660
    http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.250.html
    http://www.webmin.com/security.html
    http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.180.html
    http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-November/002685.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17749
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17817
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17878
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17942
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18101
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22556
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199
    http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.html
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-02.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:223
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_30_sr.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418093/100/0/threaded
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2660
    http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.250.html
    http://www.webmin.com/security.html
    http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.180.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High