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Gentoo webmin Encrypted Root Password Disclosure
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14265
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Release Date:
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2005-02-14
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Popularity:
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7,241 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for webmin. This fixes a security issue, which may disclose sensitive information to malicious people.
The encrypted root password is imported into the "miniserv.users" file, which is included in Portage-built binary packages. This can be exploited to gain knowledge of the encrypted root password for the host on which the webmin binary package has been built.
Solution:
Update to "app-admin/webmin-1.170-r3" or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Tavis Ormandy, Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team.
Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml
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