MGASA-2017-0284

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    MGASA-2017-0284

    Published: 19 Aug 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12836

    Summary: Updated cvs package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that CVS, a centralised version control system, did not correctly handle maliciously constructed repository URLs, which allowed an attacker to run an arbitrary shell command (CVE-2017-12836).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0284.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21504, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cvs

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/cvs?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12.13-25.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High