Summary
The remote host is missing an update to webmin
announced via advisory DSA 319-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20319-1
Insight
miniserv.pl in the webmin package does not properly handle metacharacters, such as line feeds and carriage returns, in Base64-encoded strings used in Basic authentication. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to spoof a session ID, and thereby gain root privileges.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.94-7woody1.
The old stable distribution (potato) does not contain a webmin package.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version 1.070-1.
We recommend that you update your webmin package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2003-0101 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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