CVE-2005-0427
Gentoo Webmin - Unauthenticated Encrypted Root Password Exposure via Miniserv.users File
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77731
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19315
Scores
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
56.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
gentoo/webmin
1.140
gentoo/webmin
1.150
gentoo/webmin
1.160
gentoo/webmin
1.170 r1 (2 CPE variants)
Published
May 02, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026