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Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2012-51
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Insight
Insight
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the CVS client handled responses from HTTP proxies. A malicious HTTP proxy could use this flaw to cause the CVS client to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the CVS client. (CVE-2012-0804 )
Solution
Solution
Run yum update cvs to update your system.