PT-2001-2219 · Webmin · Webmin

Published 2001-05-28 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-1074

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Webmin versions 0.84 and earlier

Description The issue arises from the improper clearing of the HTTP AUTHORIZATION environment variable when the web server is restarted. This makes authentication information available to all CGI programs, allowing local users to gain privileges.

Recommendations For Webmin versions 0.84 and earlier, update to a version later than 0.84 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1074

Affected Products

Webmin

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/2795 · Exploit
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0262.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1074 · Security Note
• http://calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-019.1.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-059.php3 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6627 · Note