CVE-2004-0583

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.12% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandrakesecure.net Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10474	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-526	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16334	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10523	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:074	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108737059313829&w=2	mailing list
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-15.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.webmin.com/changes-1.150.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-12.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.lac.co.jp/security/csl/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/75_e.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0583?: CVE-2004-0583 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0583?: To fix CVE-2004-0583, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0583 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0583 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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