Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20040153
Revision Date:2004-04-17Version:503
Title:RHSA-2004:153: cvs security update (Moderate)
Description:CVS is a version control system frequently used to manage source code repositories.

Sebastian Krahmer discovered a flaw in CVS clients where rcs diff files can create files with absolute pathnames. An attacker could create a fake malicious CVS server that would cause arbitrary files to be created or overwritten when a victim connects to it. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0180 to this issue.

Derek Price discovered a vulnerability whereby a CVS pserver could be abused by a malicious client to view the contents of certain files outside of the CVS root directory using relative pathnames containing "../". The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0405 to this issue.

Users of CVS are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a patch correcting this issue.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2004-0180
CVE-2004-0405
RHSA-2004:153-02
Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is installed
  • AND cvs is earlier than 0:1.11.2-18
  • AND cvs is signed with Red Hat master key
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