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CVE-2005-3912

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2005-11-30 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Debian Debian LinuxWebmin Webmin

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References