Summary
The remote host is missing an update to cvsnt
announced via advisory DSA 2108-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202108-1
Insight
It has been discovered that in cvsnt, a multi-platform version of the original source code versioning system CVS, an error in the authentication code allows a malicious, unprivileged user, through the use of a specially crafted branch name, to gain write access to any module or directory, including CVSROOT itself. The attacker can then execute arbitrary code as root by modifying or adding administrative scripts in that directory.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.03.2382-3.3+lenny1.
We recommend that you upgrade your cvsnt package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-1326 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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