# 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, all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-11-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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

- http://www.webmin.com/security.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17749
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-02.xml
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-November/002685.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199
- http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.250.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18101
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2660
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_30_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17878
- http://www.dyadsecurity.com/webmin-0001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418093/100/0/threaded
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.180.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22556
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17942
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17817

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