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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53959
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2005-111-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'CVS' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-111-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'CVS' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-111-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New CVS packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1,
and -current to fix security issues.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

[link moved to references]

Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/cvs-1.11.20-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to cvs-1.11.20.
From cvshome.org: 'This version fixes many minor security issues in the
CVS server executable including a potentially serious buffer overflow
vulnerability with no known exploit. We recommend this upgrade for all CVS
servers!'
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'CVS' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0753
14976
http://secunia.com/advisories/14976/
DSA-742
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-742
GLSA-200504-16
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-16.xml
RHSA-2005:387
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-387.html
SUSE-SA:2005:024
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_cvs.html
cvs-bo(20148)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20148
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=54352&action=view
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9688
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9688
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