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Debian DSA-2407-1 : cvs - heap overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 57880

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that a malicious CVS server could cause a heap overflow in the CVS client, potentially allowing the server to execute arbitrary code on the client.

Solution

Upgrade the cvs packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.12.13-12+squeeze1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/cvs

https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2407

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 57880

File Name: debian_DSA-2407.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/10/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cvs

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0804

DSA: 2407