MDKSA-2005:176 - Updated webmin package fixes authentication bypass vulnerability
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Mandriva Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name: webmin
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2005:176
Date: October 7th, 2005
Affected versions: 2006.0
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Problem Description:
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.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-3042
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Updated Packages:
Mandrivalinux 2006.0:
a848ccbf6344438775ec1304879aef4d
2006.0/RPMS/webmin-1.220-9.1.20060mdk.noarch.rpm
bd414e303f86c49a7544a9b8bb99d4a9
2006.0/SRPMS/webmin-1.220-9.1.20060mdk.src.rpm
Mandrivalinux 2006.0/X86_64:
c9aa3f93679c4aa22d0d56843315bb13
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/webmin-1.220-9.1.20060mdk.noarch.rpm
bd414e303f86c49a7544a9b8bb99d4a9
x86_64/2006.0/SRPMS/webmin-1.220-9.1.20060mdk.src.rpm
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