Home / mailings [SECURITY] [DSA 2407-1] cvs security update
Posted on 09 February 2012
Debian Security Advisory-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-2407-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer
February 09, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Package : cvs
Vulnerability : heap overflow
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-0804
It was discovered that a malicious CVS server could cause a heap
overflow in the CVS client, potentially allowing the server to execute
arbitrary code on the client.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.12.13-12+squeeze1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.12.13+real-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your cvs packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
