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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

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