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Re: [Full-disclosure] Webmin miniserv.pl format string vulnerability

from [Bernhard Mueller] Network Security [Permanent Link]
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Webmin miniserv.pl format string vulnerability
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:26:39 +0100 
As it says on http://www.dyadsecurity.com/s_advisory.html:

PUBLISHED ADVISORIES.
Webmin
Date Found:     September 23, 2005.
Public Release:         November 29, 2005.
Application:    webmin miniserv.pl, all known versions
Details:        Webmin 0001 Advisory

UPCOMING ADVISORIES.
Perl
Description:    Cross platform programming language.
Affected:       To be announced.
Release Date:   To be announced.


I guess we can expect some kind of "code execution thru perl sprintf"
advisory.


advisory@dyadsecurity.com wrote:

SUMMARY.  The webmin `miniserv.pl' web server component is vulnerable to
a new class of exploitable (remote code) perl format string
vulnerabilities. During the login process it is possible to trigger this
(...)

A generic remote code execution exploit method has been developed by a
third party that is reachable though this hole itself.




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