PT-1999-1559 · Webmin · Webmin

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-09 · CVE-1999-1074

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Webmin versions prior to 0.5

Description The issue allows remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force password cracking because it does not restrict the number of invalid passwords that can be entered for a valid username.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.5, update to version 0.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1074

Affected Products

Webmin

References · 4

• http://webmin.com/webmin/changes.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1074 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/9138 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98 · Note