The client for CVS before 1.11 allows a remote malicious CVS server to create arbitrary files using certain RCS diff files that use absolute pathnames during checkouts or updates, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0405.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.7
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade cvs | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade FreeBSDUpgrade cvs+ipv6 | Dec 10, 2025 | Apr 14, 2004 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-util/cvs. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 1, 2004 |
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