CVS unspecified buffer overflow

cvs-bo (20148)

High Risk

Description:

Concurrent Versions System (CVS) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow caused by improper bounds checking of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Platforms Affected:

• Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
• Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
• Conectiva, Linux 10
• Conectiva, Linux 9.0
• CVS, Derek Price, CVS (Concurrent Versions System) prior to 1.11.20
• Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
• Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
• Gentoo, Linux
• MandrakeSoft, Corporate Server 2.1
• MandrakeSoft, Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrakelinux 10.0 AMD64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrakelinux 10.0
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrakelinux 10.1
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrakelinux 10.1 X86_64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandriva Linux LE2005
• MandrakeSoft, Mandriva Linux LE2005/X86_64
• Mandriva, Corporate Server 3.0
• Mandriva, Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
• Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
• RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
• SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
• SuSE, SuSE Linux School Server 1
• SuSE, SuSE Open Enterprise Server 9
• SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 F...
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Server
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Workstation
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Server
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Workstation
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux Home
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
• Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of CVS (1.11.20 or later), available from the Concurrent Version System Document Web page. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of CVS (1.11.18-r1 or later), as listed in GLSA 200504-16. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of CVS, as listed below. Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:024 for more information. See References.

x86 Platform:
SUSE Linux 9.3: 1.12.11-4.2 or later
SUSE Linux 9.2: 1.12.9-2.2 or later
SUSE Linux 9.1: 1.11.14-24.10 or later
SUSE Linux 9.0: 1.11.6-85 or later
SUSE Linux 8.2: 1.11.5-116 or later

x86-64 Platform:
SUSE Linux 9.3: 1.12.11-4.2 or later
SUSE Linux 9.2: 1.12.9-2.2 or later
SUSE Linux 9.1: 1.11.14-24.10 or later
SUSE Linux 9.0: 1.11.6-85 or later

For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest version of CVS (1.11.1p1debian-12 or later), as listed in DSA-712-1. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (Sarge):
Upgrade to the latest version of CVS (1.12.9-13 or later), as listed in DSA-742-1. See References.

For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of CVS, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:966 for information. See References.

Conectiva Linux 10.0: 1.11.17
Conectiva Linux 9.0: 1.11.15

For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2005:387-06 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-117-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• Concurrent Version System Document Web page, Documents & files at https://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList.
• Concurrent Versions System (CVS), CVS Home at http://www.cvshome.org/.
• Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:966, Fixes for security vulnerabilities at http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000966.
• CVS Version Control, ccvs/News file at https://ccvs.cvshome.org/source/browse/ccvs/NEWS?rev=1.116.2.127&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup.
• FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-05:05.cvs, Multiple vulnerabilities in CVS at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:05.cvs.asc.
• BID-13217: CVS Unspecified Buffer Overflow And Memory Access Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2005-0753: Buffer overflow in CVS before 1.11.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
• DSA-742: cvs -- buffer overflow
• GLSA-200504-16: CVS: Multiple vulnerabilities
• MDKSA-2005:073: Updated cvs packages fix vulnerability
• RHSA-2005-387: cvs security update
• SA14976: CVS Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
• SUSE-SA:2005:024: cvs: remote code execution
• SUSE-SR:2005:012: SUSE Security Summary Report

Reported:

Apr 18, 2005

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