CVE-2005-3042
highpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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references (28)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-09/0257.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2340940493/index.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16858enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/17enisa_euvd
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-17.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/83_e.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:176enisa_euvd
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