RHEL 2.1 / 3 : cvs (RHSA-2004:190)

high Nessus Plugin ID 12495

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated cvs package that fixes a server vulnerability that could be exploited by a malicious client is now available.

CVS is a version control system frequently used to manage source code repositories.

Stefan Esser discovered a flaw in cvs where malformed 'Entry' lines could cause a heap overflow. An attacker who has access to a CVS server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code under the UID which the CVS server is executing. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0396 to this issue.

Users of CVS are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch correcting this issue.

Red Hat would like to thank Stefan Esser for notifying us of this issue and Derek Price for providing an updated patch.

Solution

Update the affected cvs package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12495

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2004-190.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 7/6/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cvs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2004

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0396

RHSA: 2004:190

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