CVE-2005-0427 json
The ebuild of Webmin before 1.170-r3 on Gentoo Linux includes the encrypted root password in the miniserv.users file when building a tbz2 o…
published 2005-02-15 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0428
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The ebuild of Webmin before 1.170-r3 on Gentoo Linux includes the encrypted root password in the miniserv.users file when building a tbz2 of the webmin package, which allows remote attackers to obtain and possibly crack the encrypted password.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
-
gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
-
bugs.gentoo.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=77731
vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/19315
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0427
- NVD CVE-2005-0427
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