Summary
The remote host is missing an update to cvs
announced via advisory DSA 505-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20505-1
Insight
Stefan Esser discovered a heap overflow in the CVS server, which serves the popular Concurrent Versions System. Malformed Entry Lines in combination with Is-modified and Unchanged can be used to overflow malloc()ed memory. This was prooven to be exploitable.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.11.1p1debian-9woody4.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.12.5-6.
We recommend that you upgrade your cvs package immediately.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0396 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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