openSUSE Security Update : viewvc (viewvc-48)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 40147

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of viewvc fixes multiple vulnerabilities.

- CVE-2008-1290: list CVS or SVN commits on 'all-forbidden' files

- CVE-2008-1291: directly access hidden CVSROOT folders

- CVE-2008-1292: expose restricted content via the revision view, the log history, or the diff view

Solution

Update the affected viewvc package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=370197

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 40147

File Name: suse_11_0_viewvc-080616.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:viewvc, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1290, CVE-2008-1291, CVE-2008-1292

CWE: 200