CVE-2002-1672

NameCVE-2002-1672
DescriptionWebmin 0.92, when installed from an RPM, creates /var/webmin with insecure permissions (world readable), which could allow local users to read the root user's cookie-based authentication credentials and possibly hijack the root user's session using the credentials.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
webminsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- webmin <not-affected> (packaging flaw of an unknown RPM based distro)
Permissions of Debian's webmin package look sane and FHS compliant

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