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Gentoo update for ViewCVS
Secunia Advisory: SA13683
Release Date: 2004-12-29
Popularity: 6,112 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2004-0915
CVE-2004-1062


Description:
Gentooo has issued an update for ViewCVS. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

For more information:
SA13375
SA10505

Solution:
Update to "www-apps/viewcvs-0.9.2_p20041207-r1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200412-26.xml

Other References:
SA13375:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13375/

SA10505:
http://secunia.com/advisories/10505/


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