CVE-2003-0101

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-0101
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-03-03 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Descriptionminiserv.pl in (1) Webmin before 1.070 and (2) Usermin before 1.000 does not properly handle metacharacters such as line feeds and carriage returns (CRLF) in Base-64 encoded strings during Basic authentication, which allows remote attackers to spoof a session ID and gain root privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Engardelinux Guardian Digital Webtool 1.2 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.4 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.5 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.6 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.7 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.8 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.9 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.91 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.92 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.93 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.94 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.95 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.96 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.97 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.98 All All All
Application Usermin Usermin 0.99 All All All
Application Webmin Webmin 1.0.50 All All All
Application Webmin Webmin 1.0.60 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - Mandrake updates for webmin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
ISS X-Force Database:webmin-usermin-root-access(11390): Webmin and Usermin session ID spoofing root access af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - EnGarde security advisories - [ESA-20030225-006] WebTool session ID spoofing vulnerability. - From engarde-announce-admins_at_guardiandigital.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
LinuxSecurity.com: Gentoo: webmin Unauthorized access vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linuxsecurity.com
Secunia - Advisories - Webmin Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'[SNS Advisory No.62] Webmin/Usermin Session ID Spoofing Vulnerability "Episode 2"' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'Webmin version 1.070 released - fixes security hole' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Neohapsis Archives - HP Security Digests - #0063 - HP-UX security bulletins digest af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
'GLSA: usermin (200302-14)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'Webmin 1.050 - 1.060 remote exploit' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
N-058: Vulnerabilities in Webmin/Usermin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Webmin Input Validation Flaw in 'miniserv.pl' May Let Remote Users Spoof Session IDs and Gain Root Access af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Advisories - Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Webmin/Usermin Session ID Spoofing Unauthenticated Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030602-01-I af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
SecureNet Service: SNS Advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.lac.co.jp
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-319-1 webmin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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