CVE-2005-3912

N/A Unknown
Published: November 30, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-November/002685.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17749
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17817
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17878
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17942
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18101
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22556
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:223
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_30_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418093/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2660
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.250.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.webmin.com/security.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.180.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-November/002685.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17749
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17817
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17878
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17942
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:223
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_30_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418093/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2660
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.250.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.webmin.com/security.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.180.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
12.5%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

debian webmin