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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
================
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  app-admin/webmin        < 1.290                          >= 1.290
  2  app-admin/usermin       < 1.220                          >= 1.220
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     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:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200608-11

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
https://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.

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

Gentoo: GLSA-200608-11: Webmin, Usermin: File Disclosure

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

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200608-11 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Webmin, Usermin: File Disclosure Date: August 06, 2006 Bugs: #138552 ID: 200608-11

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 ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-admin/webmin < 1.290 >= 1.290 2 app-admin/usermin < 1.220 >= 1.220 --------...

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