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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200404-13 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: CVS Server and Client Vulnerabilities |
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Date: April 14, 2004 |
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Bugs: #47800 |
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ID: 200404-13 |
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Synopsis |
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There are two vulnerabilities in CVS; one in the server and one in the |
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client. These vulnerabilities allow the reading and writing of |
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arbitrary files on both client and server. |
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Background |
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CVS, which stands for Concurrent Versions System, is a client/server |
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application which tracks changes to sets of files. It allows multiple |
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users to work concurrently on files, and then merge their changes back |
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into the main tree (which can be on a remote system). It also allows |
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branching, or maintaining separate versions for files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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dev-util/cvs <= 1.11.14 >= 1.11.15 |
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Description |
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There are two vulnerabilities in CVS; one in the server and one in the |
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client. The server vulnerability allows a malicious client to request |
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the contents of any RCS file to which the server has permission, even |
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those not located under $CVSROOT. The client vulnerability allows a |
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malicious server to overwrite files on the client machine anywhere the |
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client has permissions. |
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Impact |
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Arbitrary files may be read or written on CVS clients and servers by |
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anybody with access to the CVS tree. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to |
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upgrade to the latest stable version of CVS. |
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Resolution |
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All CVS users should upgrade to the latest stable version. |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=dev-util/cvs-1.11.15" |
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# emerge ">=dev-util/cvs-1.11.15" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] http://ccvs.cvshome.org/source/browse/ccvs/NEWS?rev=1.116.2.92&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-13.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 |
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