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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmin | Gentoo | 1.140 (including) | 1.140 (including) |
| Webmin | Gentoo | 1.150 (including) | 1.150 (including) |
| Webmin | Gentoo | 1.160 (including) | 1.160 (including) |
| Webmin | Gentoo | 1.170-r1 (including) | 1.170-r1 (including) |
| Webmin | Gentoo | 1.170-r2 (including) | 1.170-r2 (including) |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77731
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19315
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77731
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19315