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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-12 (cvs)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200405-12.
Insight
Insight
CVS is subject to a heap overflow vulnerability allowing source repository compromise.
Solution
Solution
All users running a CVS server should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=dev-util/cvs-1.11.16' # emerge '>=dev-util/cvs-1.11.16' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200405-12 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51460 http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/072004.html