CVS up to 1.11.16 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in CVS. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-0753. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CVS. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in CVS before 1.11.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was presented 04/18/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0753 since 03/17/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18103 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cvs (MDKSA-2005:073)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38481 (CVS Unspecified Buffer Overflow And Memory Access Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.11.20 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31364.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20148), Tenable (18103), SecurityFocus (BID 13217†), OSVDB (15671†) and Secunia (SA15090†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 18103
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cvs (MDKSA-2005:073)
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OpenVAS ID: 54192
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 742-1 (cvs)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CVS 1.11.20
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24208

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X-Force: 20148
SecurityFocus: 13217 - CVS Unspecified Buffer Overflow And Memory Access Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15090
OSVDB: 15671 - CVS Unspecified NULL Pointer Dereference DoS
Vulnerability Center: 7657 - Buffer Overflow in CVS < 1.11.20 Allows Code Execution, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/04/2025 20:28
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (75), 06/05/2019 23:25 (7), 07/04/2025 20:28 (22)
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