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ELSA-2010-0918 Moderate: Oracle Linux cvs security update

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ELSA-2010-0918 Moderate: Oracle Linux cvs security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/05/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2011
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

Array index error in the apply_rcs_change function in rcs.c in CVS 1.11.23 allows local users to gain privileges via an RCS file containing crafted delta fragment changes that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-cvs

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