[ GLSA 200406-12 ] Webmin: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-12
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Webmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: June 16, 2004
      Bugs: #53375
        ID: 200406-12

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Synopsis
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Webmin contains two security vulnerabilities which could lead to a
Denial of Service attack and information disclosure.

Background
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Webmin is a web-based administration tool for Unix. It supports a wide
range of applications including Apache, DNS, file sharing and others.

Affected packages
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     Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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  1 app-admin/webmin <= 1.140-r1 >= 1.150

Description
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Webmin contains two security vulnerabilities. One allows any user to
view the configuration of any module and the other could allow an
attacker to lock out a valid user by sending an invalid username and
password.

Impact
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An authenticated user could use these vulnerabilities to view the
configuration of any module thus potentially obtaining important
knowledge about configuration settings. Furthermore an attacker could
lock out legitimate users by sending invalid login information.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Webmin users should upgrade to the latest stable version:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=app-admin/app-admin/webmin-1.150"
    # emerge ">=app-admin/app-admin/webmin-1.150"

References
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  [ 1 ] Bugtraq Announcement
        http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10474
  [ 2 ] Webmin Changelog
        http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.150.html

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

     http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-12.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security_at_gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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