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Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[GLSA-200406-06] CVS: additional DoS and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
CVS: additional DoS and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200406-06
(CVS: additional DoS and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities)
A team audit of the CVS source code performed by Stefan Esser and Sebastian
Krahmer resulted in the discovery of several remotely exploitable
vulnerabilities including:
no-null-termination of "Entry" lines
error_prog_name "double-free()"
Argument integer overflow
serve_notify() out of bounds writes
Impact
A possible hacker could use these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial of Service or
execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running cvs.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade
to the latest available version of CVS.
References:
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/092004.html
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0414
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0416
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0417
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0418
Solution:
All CVS users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=dev-util/cvs-1.11.17"
# emerge ">=dev-util/cvs-1.11.17"
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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