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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831638
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Update for cvs MDVSA-2012:044 (cvs)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'cvs'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'cvs'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in cvs:

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the CVS client
handled responses from HTTP proxies. A malicious HTTP proxy could
use this flaw to cause the CVS client to crash or, possibly, execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the CVS client
(CVE-2012-0804).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected Software/OS:
cvs on Mandriva Linux 2011.0,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0804
1026719
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026719
47869
http://secunia.com/advisories/47869
48063
http://secunia.com/advisories/48063
48142
http://secunia.com/advisories/48142
48150
http://secunia.com/advisories/48150
51943
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51943
78987
http://www.osvdb.org/78987
DSA-2407
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2407
GLSA-201701-44
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-44
MDVSA-2012:044
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:044
RHSA-2012:0321
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0321.html
USN-1371-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1371-1
cvs-proxyconnect-bo(73097)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73097
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=784141
openSUSE-SU-2012:0310
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00064.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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