USN-1371-1: cvs vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 11.04
• Ubuntu 10.10
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• cvs - Concurrent Versions System

Details

It was discovered that cvs incorrectly handled certain responses from
proxy servers. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious proxy
server, a remote attacker could cause cvs to crash, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10

• cvs - 2:1.12.13+real-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 11.04

• cvs - 1:1.12.13-12ubuntu1.11.04.1

Ubuntu 10.10

• cvs - 1:1.12.13-12ubuntu1.10.10.1

Ubuntu 10.04

• cvs - 1:1.12.13-12ubuntu1.10.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2012-0804