Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-3042
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
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).
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
Nessus
NASL family Mandriva Local Security Checks NASL id MANDRAKE_MDKSA-2005-176.NASL description Miniserv.pl in Webmin 1.220, when last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 20429 published 2006-01-15 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/20429 title Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : webmin (MDKSA-2005:176) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:176. # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(20429); script_version ("1.13"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:48"); script_cve_id("CVE-2005-3042"); script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2005:176"); script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : webmin (MDKSA-2005:176)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Miniserv.pl in Webmin 1.220, when 'full PAM conversations' is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by spoofing session IDs via certain metacharacters (line feed or carriage return). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected webmin package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:webmin"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/10/07"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/01/15"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"webmin-1.220-9.1.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"webmin-1.220-9.1.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-200509-17.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-17 (Webmin, Usermin: Remote code execution through PAM authentication) Keigo Yamazaki discovered that the miniserv.pl webserver, used in both Webmin and Usermin, does not properly validate authentication credentials before sending them to the PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) authentication process. The default configuration shipped with Gentoo does not enable the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 19816 published 2005-10-05 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19816 title GLSA-200509-17 : Webmin, Usermin: Remote code execution through PAM authentication code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-17. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc. # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(19816); script_version("1.15"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:42"); script_cve_id("CVE-2005-3042"); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200509-17"); script_name(english:"GLSA-200509-17 : Webmin, Usermin: Remote code execution through PAM authentication"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-17 (Webmin, Usermin: Remote code execution through PAM authentication) Keigo Yamazaki discovered that the miniserv.pl webserver, used in both Webmin and Usermin, does not properly validate authentication credentials before sending them to the PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) authentication process. The default configuration shipped with Gentoo does not enable the 'full PAM conversations' option and is therefore unaffected by this flaw. Impact : A remote attacker could bypass the authentication process and run any command as the root user on the target server. Workaround : Do not enable 'full PAM conversations' in the Authentication options of Webmin and Usermin." ); # http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/83_e.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.lac.co.jp/" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200509-17" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All Webmin users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/webmin-1.230' All Usermin users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/usermin-1.160'" ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:usermin"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:webmin"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/09/24"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/10/05"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("qpkg.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (qpkg_check(package:"app-admin/usermin", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.160"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.160"))) flag++; if (qpkg_check(package:"app-admin/webmin", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.230"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.230"))) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = qpkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Webmin / Usermin"); }
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id WEBMIN_1_230.NASL description According to its self-reported version, the Webmin install hosted on the remote host is prior to 1.230. It is, therefore, affected by a potential authentication bypass via spoofed session IDs. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108548 published 2018-03-22 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108548 title Webmin < 1.230 miniserv.pl Authentication Bypass
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-09/0257.html
- http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.230.html
- http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.160.html
- http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/83_e.html
- http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2340940493/index.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/19575
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16858
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-17.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:176
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14889
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/17
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1791