RHSA-2004-153: cvs

NASLDB: RHSA-2004-153: cvs

General

ID: 12484
Name: RHSA-2004-153: cvs

Summary: Check for the version of the cvs packages

Credits: Tenable Network Security, Inc.

Classification

Risk: –

CVSS: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Base Vector: –
CVSS Temporal Vector: –

Port: 0
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Type: Local

Description

Updated cvs packages that fix a client vulnerability that could be
exploited by a malicious server are now available.

[Updated Apr 19 2004]
The description text has been updated to include CAN-2004-0405 which was
also fixed but not mentioned when this advisory was first released. There
has been no change to the packages associated with this advisory.

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

Sebastian Krahmer discovered a flaw in CVS clients where rcs diff files can
create files with absolute pathnames. An attacker could create a fake
malicious CVS server that would cause arbitrary files to be created or
overwritten when a victim connects to it. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0180 to
this issue.

Derek Price discovered a vulnerability whereby a CVS pserver could be
abused by a malicious client to view the contents of certain files outside
of the CVS root directory using relative pathnames containing "../". The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the name CAN-2004-0405 to this issue.

Users of CVS are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which
contain a patch correcting this issue.