Webmin username or password denial of service
| webmin-username-password-dos (16334) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Webmin is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by an unspecified vulnerability. A remote attacker could send an incorrect username or password to Webmin to deny service to legitimate users.
Note: Usermin, which is a simplified version of Webmin for non-administrative users, versions 1.070 is also affected by this vulnerability.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
For Webmin 1.140:
Upgrade to the latest version of Webmin (1.150 or later), available from the Webmin Web site. See References.
For Usermin 1.070:
Upgrade to the latest version of Usermin (1.080 or later), available from the Webmin Web site. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of Webmin (1.150 or later), as listed in GLSA 200406-12. See References.
Upgrade to the latest version of Usermin (1.080 or later), as listed in GLSA 200406-15. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest webmin package, as listed below.Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:074 : webmin for more information.See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.1:1.070-1.1.91mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 9.2:1.100-3.1.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 0.990-6.3.C21mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 1.121-4.1.100mdk or later
For Turbolinux:
Upgrade to the latest webmin package, as listed below. Refer to Turbolinux Security Advisory TLSA-2005-20 for more information. See References.
Turbolinux 8 Server: 1.070-3 or later
Turbolinux 8 Workstation: 1.070-3 or later
Turbolinux 7 Server: 1.070-3 or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin 0-173: Debian Webmin Vulnerabilities.
- GLSA 200406-12: Webmin: Multiple vulnerabilities.
- GLSA 200406-15: Usermin: Multiple vulnerabilities.
- Webmin Web site: Downloading and Installing.
- Webmin Web site: Changes since Webmin version 1.140.
- BID-10474: Webmin Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- BID-10521: Usermin HTML Email Script Code Execution Vulnerability
- BID-10523: Webmin And Usermin Account Lockout Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0583: The account lockout functionality in (1) Webmin 1.140 and (2) Usermin 1.070 does not parse certain character strings, which allows remote attackers to conduct a brute force attack to guess user IDs and passwords.
- DSA-526: webmin -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200406-12: Webmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200406-15: Usermin: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:074: Updated webmin packages correct remote attacker vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo Linux
- Gentoo Webmin 1.140
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.1 PPC
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 7 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Workstation
- Usermin Project Usermin 1.070
Reported:
Jun 07, 2004
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