Gentoo: GLSA-200405-12 Critical: CVS Heap Overflow Risk Analysis
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May 20, 2004
CVS is subject to a heap overflow vulnerability allowing source repository compromise.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200405-12
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: CVS heap overflow vulnerability
Date: May 20, 2004
Bugs: #51460
ID: 200405-12
Synopsis
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CVS is subject to a heap overflow vulnerability allowing source
repository compromise.
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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1 dev-util/cvs <= 1.11.15 >= 1.11.16
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Stefan Esser discovered a heap overflow in the CVS server, which can be
triggered by sending malicious "Entry" lines ...Read the Full Advisory
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