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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200608-11

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200608-11
Posted Aug 18, 2006
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200608-11 - A vulnerability in both Webmin and Usermin has been discovered by Kenny Chen, wherein simplify_path is called before the HTML is decoded. Versions less than 1.290 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200608-11

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Severity: Normal
Title: Webmin, Usermin: File Disclosure
Date: August 06, 2006
Bugs: #138552
ID: 200608-11

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Synopsis
========

Webmin and Usermin are vulnerable to an arbitrary file disclosure
through a specially crafted URL.

Background
==========

Webmin is a web-based interface for Unix-like systems. Usermin is a
simplified version of Webmin designed for use by normal users rather
than system administrators.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 app-admin/webmin < 1.290 >= 1.290
2 app-admin/usermin < 1.220 >= 1.220
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
===========

A vulnerability in both Webmin and Usermin has been discovered by Kenny
Chen, wherein simplify_path is called before the HTML is decoded.

Impact
======

A non-authenticated user can read any file on the server using a
specially crafted URL.

Workaround
==========

For a temporary workaround, IP Access Control can be setup on Webmin
and Usermin.

Resolution
==========

All Webmin users should update to the latest stable version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot ">=app-admin/webmin-1.290"

All Usermin users should update to the latest stable version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot ">=app-admin/usermin-1.220"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2006-3392
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3392

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-11.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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