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Remote Root Exploit in CVS

Posted by michael on from the checking-out dept.

RenHoek writes "Security expert Stefan Esser from E-matters discovered a bug in CVS version 1.11.4 and lower, that can give malignant users remote root access. The exploit was confirmed on BSD, but other OS's like Linux, Solaris and Windows are vulnerable too. A security advisory can be found here and there is also a patch available. CVS version 1.11.5 which is fixed can be downloaded as well."

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  1. CVS bug may have been known for months by BMcWilliams · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    According to this post on the Full-Disclosure list, the CVS bug has been known underground for a while. Wonder what they've been doing with it?