Debian DSA-3940-1 : cvs - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 102447

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that CVS, a centralised version control system, did not correctly handle maliciously constructed repository URLs, which allowed an attacker to run an arbitrary shell command.

Solution

Upgrade the cvs packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.12.13+real-15+deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.12.13+real-22+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102447

File Name: debian_DSA-3940.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/14/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cvs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12836

DSA: 3940

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