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SUSE-SA:2005:024: cvs

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the cvs package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:024 (cvs).

The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) offers tools which permit developers
to share and maintain large software projects.
The current maintainer of CVS reported various problems within CVS
such as a buffer overflow and memory access problems which have
been fixed within the available updates.
The CVE project has assigned the CAN number CVE-2005-0753.

Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_24_cvs.html
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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