CVS < 1.11.20 / 1.12.12 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 18097

Synopsis

The remote version control service has multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its version number, the remote CVS server has unspecified vulnerabilities. This includes a double free, and a buffer overflow.
A remote attacker could exploit these to crash the server, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to CVS 1.12.12 / 1.11.20 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?3d5ca22d

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 18097

File Name: cvs_unspecified_vuln.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/20/2005

Updated: 7/6/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0753

BID: 13217