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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64292
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-6839 (git)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to git;announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-6839.;Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to git
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-6839.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.

Vulnerability Insight:
Update Information:

This update fixes a Denial of Service vulnerability in git-daemon. It also
fixes minor issues when using git-cvsimport and the formatting of the git-daemon
xinetd service description.

ChangeLog:

* Fri Jun 19 2009 Todd Zullinger - 1.6.0.6-4

- Fix git-daemon hang on invalid input (CVE-2009-2108, bug 505761)

- Ignore Branches output from cvsps-2.2b1 (bug 490602)

- Escape newline in git-daemon xinetd description (bug 502393)

Solution:
Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update git' at the command line.

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2108
BugTraq ID: 35338
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35338
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01045.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01126.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01056.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-05.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:155
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/120733
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/120724
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-security-list/2009-June/msg00000.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/12/1
http://osvdb.org/55034
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022398
http://secunia.com/advisories/35437
http://secunia.com/advisories/35730
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1579
XForce ISS Database: gitdaemon-xinetd-dos(51083)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51083
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