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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200412-26 (ViewCVS)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 200412-26.
Insight
Insight
ViewCVS is vulnerable to an information leak and to cross-site scripting (XSS) issues.
Solution
Solution
All ViewCVS users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/viewcvs-0.9.2_p20041207-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200412-26 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72461 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73772