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CVS Creation of Arbitrary Directories
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10388
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Release Date:
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2003-12-09
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Last Update:
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2003-12-11
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Popularity:
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9,615 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2003-0977
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in CVS, allowing malicious users to create arbitrary folders and possibly files in the root of the host's file system.
The problem is that CVS fails to detect attempts to create directories and files.
The vulnerability affects versions 1.11.9 and prior.
NOTE: Such attacks are usually not possible due to the file permissions set on host systems.
Solution:
Version 1.116.2.40 is not vulnerable.
Changelog:
2003-12-11: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/News...amp;JServSessionIdservlets=8u3x1myav1
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