CVE-2001-1074
N/A
Published: June 25, 2002 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebmin
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
Webmin 0.84 and earlier does not properly clear the HTTP_AUTHORIZATION environment variable when the web server is restarted, which makes authentication information available to all CGI programs and allows local users to gain privileges.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0262.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-019.1.txtVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-059.php3VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2795VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6627Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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