Unscored severity · published Nov 30, 2005
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…
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CVSS
14.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)14.5% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
3.1 · source: NVD
WE
Webmin · Webmin
1.100 before 1.180; 1.200 before 1.250 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3912
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3912
Patch
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-November/002685.html
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/17749
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17817
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17878
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17942
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18101
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