CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1471

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Format string vulnerability in wrapper.c in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16 allows remote attackers with CVSROOT commit access to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a wrapper line.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes the possibility of disrupting the CVS server and potential remote code execution by an attacker with commit privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update CVS to a version later than 1.12.8 or 1.11.16, where this vulnerability has been fixed.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in wrapper.c in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16 allows remote attackers with CVSROOT commit access to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a wrapper line.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS