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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, 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…

Severity
High 7.5
Published
30 Nov 2005
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
1.180, 1.250
Exploit chance
14% in the next 30 daysHigher than 96% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

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.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WebminServers and applications · cpe:a:webmin:webmin
  • From 1.100 before 1.180
  • From 1.200 before 1.250

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3912
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3912