openSUSE 10 Security Update : viewvc (viewvc-5358)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 33788

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of viewvc fixes multiple vulnerabilities.

- CVE-2008-1290: list CVS or SVN commits on 'all-forbidden' files

- CVE-2008-1291: directly access hidden CVSROOT folders

- CVE-2008-1292: expose restricted content via the revision view, the log history, or the diff view

Solution

Update the affected viewvc package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 33788

File Name: suse_viewvc-5358.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/1/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:viewvc, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1290, CVE-2008-1291, CVE-2008-1292

CWE: 200

Detections

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