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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0427 · published 2 May 2005

CVE-2005-0427: Gentoo webmin vulnerability

Gentoo · Webmin

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% · top 18.2%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77731 Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19315
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77731 Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19315

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0427), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.