CVE-2005-3912 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2005-3912?

CVE-2005-3912 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3912?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Webmin Webmin.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3912?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2005-3912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-cxrm-q29h-frv4.