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Gentoo: GLSA-200406-12 Moderate: Webmin DoS and Disclosure Threat

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Calendar Grey June 16, 2004
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Webmin for Gentoo exhibits security flaws that may result in denial-of-service attacks and potential information leaks. It is advisable for all users to upgrade.
Webmin contains two security vulnerabilities which could lead to a Denial of Service attack and information disclosure.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-12 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Webmin: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: June 16, 2004 Bugs: #53375 ID: 200406-12

Synopsis ======= Webmin contains two security vulnerabilities which could lead to a Denial of Service attack and information disclosure.
Background ========= Webmin is a web-based administration tool for Unix. It supports a wide range of applications including Apache, DNS, file sharing and others.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-admin/webmin <= 1.140-r1 >= 1.150
========== Webmin contains two security vulnerabilities. One allows any user to view the config...

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