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Debian DSA-802-1 : cvs - insecure temporary files

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19609

Synopsis

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

Description

Marcus Meissner discovered that the cvsbug program from CVS, which serves the popular Concurrent Versions System, uses temporary files in an insecure fashion.

Solution

Upgrade the cvs package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.11.1p1debian-13.

In the stable distribution (sarge) the cvs package does not expose the cvsbug program anymore.

In the unstable distribution (sid) the cvs package does not expose the cvsbug program anymore.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=325106

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-802

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19609

File Name: debian_DSA-802.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/12/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cvs

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2693

DSA: 802