Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200409-15.
Solution
All Usermin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=app-admin/usermin-1.090'
# emerge '>=app-admin/usermin-1.090'
All Webmin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=app-admin/webmin-1.160'
# emerge '>=app-admin/webmin-1.160'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200409-15 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63167
http://secunia.com/advisories/12488/
http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.html
Insight
A vulnerability in the webmail function of Usermin could be used by an attacker to execute shell code via a specially-crafted e-mail. A bug in the installation script of Webmin and Usermin also allows a local user to execute a symlink attack at installation time.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0559, CVE-2004-1468 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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