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CVS pserver "CVSROOT/passwd" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA10502
Release Date: 2003-12-29
Popularity: 12,583 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.x

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Description:
A security issue has been identified in CVS, which can be exploited by malicious users to gain escalated privileges.

A user, who has gained write permissions for the "CVSROOT/passwd" file, can execute arbitrary code with "root" privileges on a system with CVS pserver access enabled.

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