Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3912
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.98%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-3912
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
References for CVE-2005-3912
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-02.xml
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_30_sr.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418093/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-November/002685.html
Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.html
Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:223
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.180.html
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.250.html
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.webmin.com/security.html
WebminVendor Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2660
Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2005-3912
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*