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A ViewCVS security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-26
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: ViewCVS: Information leak and XSS vulnerabilities
Date: December 28, 2004
Bugs: #72461, #73772
ID: 200412-26

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Synopsis
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ViewCVS is vulnerable to an information leak and to cross-site scripting (XSS) issues.



Background
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ViewCVS is a browser interface for viewing CVS and Subversion version control repositories through a web browser.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/viewcvs = 0.9.2_p20041207-r1

Description
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The tar export functions in ViewCVS bypass the 'hide_cvsroot' and 'forbidden' settings and therefore expose information that should be kept secret (CAN-2004-0915). Furthermore, some error messages in ViewCVS do not filter user-provided information, making it vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack (CAN-2004-1062).

Impact
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By using the tar export functions, a remote attacker could access information that is configured as restricted. Through the use of a malicious request, an attacker could also inject and execute malicious script code, potentially compromising another user's browser.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All ViewCVS users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=www-apps/viewcvs-0.9.2_p20041207-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0915
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0915
[ 2 ] CAN-2004-1062
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1062

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200412-26.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0