6833 : CVS Argumentx Arbitrary Command Execution
Printer | http://osvdb.org/6833 | Email This | Edit Vulnerability

Views This Week
6

Views All Time
288

Info

Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
100%

Disclosure
Jun 09, 2004

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 CVS (Concurrent Versions System) contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execude code remotely. The issue is triggered when an Argumentx command is issued which is used to add more data to a previously stored argument which is freed on client exit without checking if this list is already empty. This flaw, known as Double-free allows remote code executing resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 1.11.17 or higher if using stable, feature version 1.12.9 or higher as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
CVS
Watch-list
CVS Feature Release
Watch-list
 1.12.1
1.12.2
1.12.3
1.12.4
1.12.5
1.12.6
1.12.7
1.12.8
CVS Stable Release
Watch-list
 1.11
1.11.1
1.11.10
1.11.11
1.11.12
1.11.13
1.11.14
1.11.15
1.11.16
1.11.1p1
1.11.2
1.11.3
1.11.4
1.11.5
1.11.6
1.11.7
1.11.8
1.11.9

References

Tools & Filters
12265 12500 13831 14157 14517 14812 15356 18779

Snort

 15971

Credit
  • Sebastian Krahmer - krahmersuse.de - SuSE
  • Stefan Esser - sesserhardened-php.net - www.hardened-php.net

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

Blogs

This product uses the Daylife API but is not endorsed or certified by Daylife.

This section lists the latest news and blogs found via the daylife API (and for older items, the technorati API), which mention or otherwise discuss this vulnerability.

None found at this time

Comments

Add Comment

No Comments.

The database information may change without any notice. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition, and there are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the copyright holder or distributor (OSVDB or OSF) be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information.

© Copyright 2010 Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB), All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Statement - Terms of Use