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diff --git a/glsa-200504-16.xml b/glsa-200504-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8260ae6f9bb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200504-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200504-16"> + <title>CVS: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Several serious vulnerabilities have been found in CVS, which may allow an + attacker to remotely compromise a CVS server or cause a DoS. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">CVS</product> + <announced>April 18, 2005</announced> + <revised>April 22, 2005: 03</revised> + <bug>86476</bug> + <bug>89579</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-util/cvs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.11.20</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.11.20</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + CVS (Concurrent Versions System) is an open-source network-transparent + version control system. It contains both a client utility and a server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Alen Zukich has discovered several serious security issues in CVS, + including at least one buffer overflow (CAN-2005-0753), memory leaks + and a NULL pointer dereferencing error. Furthermore when launching + trigger scripts CVS includes a user controlled directory. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial of + Service or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the CVS + pserver or the authenticated user (depending on the connection method + used). + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All CVS users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/cvs-1.11.20"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0753">CAN-2005-0753</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 12 Apr 2005 18:45:36 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:37:28 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |