A CVS update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-06
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: CVS: additional DoS and arbitrary code execution
vulnerabilities
Date: June 10, 2004
Bugs: #53408
ID: 200406-06
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Synopsis
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Several serious new vulnerabilities have been found in CVS, which may allow an attacker to remotely compromise a CVS server.
Background
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CVS (Concurrent Versions System) is an open-source network-transparent version control system. It contains both a client utility and a server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-util/cvs = 1.11.17
Description
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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
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An attacker could use these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial of Service or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running cvs.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of CVS.
Resolution
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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"
References
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[ 1 ] E-matters Advisory 09/2004
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/092004.html
[ 2 ] CAN-2004-0414
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0414
[ 3 ] CAN-2004-0416
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0416
[ 4 ] CAN-2004-0417
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0417
[ 5 ] CAN-2004-0418
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0418
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-06.xml
Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-06
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: CVS: additional DoS and arbitrary code execution
vulnerabilities
Date: June 10, 2004
Bugs: #53408
ID: 200406-06
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Synopsis
=======
Several serious new vulnerabilities have been found in CVS, which may allow an attacker to remotely compromise a CVS server.
Background
=========
CVS (Concurrent Versions System) is an open-source network-transparent version control system. It contains both a client utility and a server.
Affected packages
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 dev-util/cvs = 1.11.17
Description
==========
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
=====
An attacker 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.
Resolution
=========
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"
References
=========
[ 1 ] E-matters Advisory 09/2004
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/092004.html
[ 2 ] CAN-2004-0414
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0414
[ 3 ] CAN-2004-0416
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0416
[ 4 ] CAN-2004-0417
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0417
[ 5 ] CAN-2004-0418
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0418
Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-06.xml
Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
======
Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
