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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-12 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Webmin: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: June 16, 2004 |
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Bugs: #53375 |
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ID: 200406-12 |
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Synopsis |
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Webmin contains two security vulnerabilities which could lead to a |
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Denial of Service attack and information disclosure. |
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Background |
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Webmin is a web-based administration tool for Unix. It supports a wide |
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range of applications including Apache, DNS, file sharing and others. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-admin/webmin <= 1.140-r1 >= 1.150 |
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Description |
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Webmin contains two security vulnerabilities. One allows any user to |
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view the configuration of any module and the other could allow an |
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attacker to lock out a valid user by sending an invalid username and |
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password. |
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Impact |
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An authenticated user could use these vulnerabilities to view the |
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configuration of any module thus potentially obtaining important |
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knowledge about configuration settings. Furthermore an attacker could |
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lock out legitimate users by sending invalid login information. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Webmin users should upgrade to the latest stable version: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=app-admin/app-admin/webmin-1.150" |
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# emerge ">=app-admin/app-admin/webmin-1.150" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] Bugtraq Announcement |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10474 |
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[ 2 ] Webmin Changelog |
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http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.150.html |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-12.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 |
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