Intrusion PreventionCVS.Entry.Line.Flag.Remote.Heap.Overflow
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a vulnerability in Concurrent Versions System (CVS) servers.
The issue exists due to insufficient boundary checks by the application. A remote attacker can cause a heap overflow in the code that decides if a CVS entry line should have a "modified" or "unchanged" flag set. As a result the attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected Products
CVS version 1.12.7 and earlier.
Impact
System compromise: Remote code execution.
Recommended Actions
Update to CVS version 1.12. or newer.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 29148 |
| Created | Sep 16, 2011 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0396 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 97.02% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Linux, BSD, Solaris |
| Affected App | Other |