# CVE-2005-3042: miniserv.pl in Webmin before 1.230 and Usermin before 1.160, when "full PAM conversations" is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass aut

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-09-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

miniserv.pl in Webmin before 1.230 and Usermin before 1.160, when "full PAM conversations" is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by spoofing session IDs via certain metacharacters (line feed or carriage return).

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/16858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-17.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/19575
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14889
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1791
- http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/83_e.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:176
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-09/0257.html
- http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.230.html
- http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2340940493/index.html
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.160.html

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