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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1291

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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2008-1291

Description:
ViewVC before 1.0.5 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to read files and list folders under the hidden CVSROOT folder.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA29176
  Secunia Advisory: SA29460

GENTOO
  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-29.xml

CONFIRM
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471380
  http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212288
  http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD

BID
  28055


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