CVE-1999-1074

Summary

CVE-1999-1074 is a vulnerability affecting older versions of Webmin before 0.5. This issue allows remote attackers to attempt an unlimited number of invalid passwords for a valid username. By using brute force attacks, an attacker could eventually guess the correct password and gain privileged access to the system. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems that have not been updated to a patched version of Webmin. It is strongly recommended that affected systems are upgraded as soon as possible to mitigate this threat.

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