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GLSA-201709-17 : CVS: Command injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 103445

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201709-17 (CVS: Command injection)

 It was discovered that when CVS is configured to use SSH for remote repositories it allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a repository URL with a specially crafted hostname.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to clone a specially crafted repository, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All CVS users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-vcs/cvs-1.12.12-r12'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103445

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201709-17.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 9/25/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:cvs, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12836

GLSA: 201709-17