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| author |   Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org> | 2017-09-24 11:46:10 -0400 |
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| committer | Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org> | 2017-09-24 11:46:10 -0400 |
| commit | d4b93d40938d695383ae82f550e8965de1965833 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/glsa-201709-17.xml b/glsa-201709-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..403eda33 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201709-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201709-17"> + <title>CVS: Command injection</title> + <synopsis>A command injection vulnerability in CVS may allow remote attackers + to execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">cvs</product> + <announced>2017-09-24</announced> + <revised>2017-09-24: 1</revised> + <bug>627498</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-vcs/cvs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.12.12-r12</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.12.12-r12</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>CVS (Concurrent Versions System) is an open-source network-transparent + version control system. It contains both a client utility and a server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>It was discovered that when CVS is configured to use SSH for remote + repositories it allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through + a repository URL with a specially crafted hostname. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker, by enticing a user to clone a specially crafted + repository, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of + the process. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All CVS users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/cvs-1.12.12-r12" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12836"> + CVE-2017-12836 + </uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-09-17T20:16:04Z">chrisadr</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-09-24T15:44:04Z">chrisadr</metadata> +</glsa> |