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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200406-06] CVS: additional DoS and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200406-06] CVS: additional DoS and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities |
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CVS: additional DoS and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200406-06 (CVS: additional DoS and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities) A team audit of the CVS source code performed by Stefan Esser and Sebastian Krahmer resulted in the discovery of several remotely exploitable vulnerabilities including: no-null-termination of "Entry" lines error_prog_name "double-free()" Argument integer overflow serve_notify() out of bounds writes Impact A possible hacker could use these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial of Service or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running cvs. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of CVS. References: http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/092004.html http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0414 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0416 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0417 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0418 Solution: All CVS users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=dev-util/cvs-1.11.17" # emerge ">=dev-util/cvs-1.11.17" Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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