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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55435
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-17 (Webmin Usermin)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200509-17.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200509-17.

Vulnerability Insight:
If Webmin or Usermin is configured to use full PAM conversations, it is
vulnerable to the remote execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.

Solution:
All Webmin users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/webmin-1.230'

All Usermin users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/usermin-1.160'

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-3042
BugTraq ID: 14889
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14889
Bugtraq: 20050921 [SNS Advisory No.83] Webmin/Usermin PAM Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-09/0257.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-17.xml
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2340940493/index.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:176
http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/83_e.html
http://www.osvdb.org/19575
http://secunia.com/advisories/16858
http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/17
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:024 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1791
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