Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1074
CVE-1999-1074
Description
Webmin before 0.5 does not restrict the number of invalid passwords that are entered for a valid username, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force password cracking.
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Affected products
10<0.5+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: <0.5
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/9138nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.webmin.com/webmin/changes.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98nvd
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