Gentoo: GLSA-200404-13 Normal: CVS Server And Client Threats

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200404-13 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: CVS Server and Client Vulnerabilities
Date: April 14, 2004 Bugs: #47800 ID: 200404-13

Synopsis ======= There are two vulnerabilities in CVS; one in the server and one in the client. These vulnerabilities allow the reading and writing of arbitrary files on both client and server.
Background ========= CVS, which stands for Concurrent Versions System, is a client/server application which tracks changes to sets of files. It allows multiple users to work concurrently on files, and then merge their changes back into the main tree (which can be on a remote system). It also allows branching, or maintaining separate versions for files.
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