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SSA-2004-140-01 cvs

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
SSA-2004-140-01 cvs

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

New cvs packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to
fix a buffer overflow vulnerability which could permit a possible hacker to run
arbitrary programs on the CVS server. Sites running a CVS server should
upgrade to the new CVS package right away.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0396

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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