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ViewVC Multiple Security Issues
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29176
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Release Date:
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2008-02-29
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Last Update:
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2008-03-18
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | ViewVC 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1290 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2008-1291 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2008-1292 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Some security issues have been reported in ViewVC, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
1) An error can be exploited to list CVS or SVN commits on "all-forbidden" files via a ViewVC query.
2) An error can be exploited to directly access hidden CVSROOT folders via custom URLs.
3) An error can be exploited to expose restricted content via the revision view, the log history, or the diff view.
The security issues are reported in versions prior to 1.0.5.
Solution:
Update to version 1.0.5.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2008-03-18: Added CVE references.
Original Advisory:
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD
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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. ViewVC UTF-7 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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