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.
Published: 2005-11-30
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 12.5% Moderate
KEV: No
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1199-1 New webmin packages fix input validation problems
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Debian Debian Linux
Webmin Webmin
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:31:48.669Z

Reserved: 2005-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3912

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Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-30T11:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-3912

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