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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200312-08.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200312-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..57872052 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200312-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> + +<glsa id="200312-08"> + <title>CVS: possible root compromise when using CVS pserver</title> + <synopsis> + A possible root compromise exists for CVS pservers. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">cvs</product> + <announced>2003-12-28</announced> + <revised>2003-12-28: 01</revised> + <bug>36142</bug> + <access>unknown</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-util/cvs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.11.11</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">1.11.10</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Quote from ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/NewsItemView?newsID=88: + "Stable CVS 1.11.11 has been released. Stable releases contain only bug + fixes from previous versions of CVS. This release adds code to the CVS + server to prevent it from continuing as root after a user login, as an extra + failsafe against a compromise of the CVSROOT/passwd file. Previously, any + user with the ability to write the CVSROOT/passwd file could execute + arbitrary code as the root user on systems with CVS pserver access enabled. + We recommend this upgrade for all CVS servers!" + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote user could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the root + user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Gentoo Linux machines with cvs installed should be updated to use + cvs-1.11.11 or higher. + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + # emerge -pv '>=dev-util/cvs-1.11.11' + # emerge '>=dev-util/cvs-1.11.11' + # emerge clean</code> + </resolution> + <references/> +</glsa> |