CVE-2004-0583 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0583?

CVE-2004-0583 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The account lockout functionality in (1) Webmin 1.140 and (2) Usermin 1.070 does not parse certain character strings, which allows remote attackers to conduct a brute force attack to guess user IDs and passwords.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0583?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Usermin Usermin, Webmin Webmin.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0583?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2004-0583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-h79r-r577-7427.