CVE-2005-0427

Description

The ebuild of Webmin before 1.170-r3 on Gentoo Linux includes the encrypted root password in the miniserv.users file when building a tbz2 of the webmin package, which allows remote attackers to obtain and possibly crack the encrypted password.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.33%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77731	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19315	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0427?: CVE-2005-0427 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0427?: To fix CVE-2005-0427, 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-2005-0427 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-0427 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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