CVE-2005-2693

NameCVE-2005-2693
Descriptioncvsbug in CVS 1.12.12 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-802-1, DSA-806-1
Debian Bugs324969, 325106

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cvs (PTS)bullseye2:1.12.13+real-28fixed
bookworm2:1.12.13+real-28+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie2:1.12.13+real-30fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cvssourcewoody1.11.1p1debian-13lowDSA-802-1
cvssource(unstable)1:1.11.5-4low325106
gcvssourcewoody1.0a7-2woody1lowDSA-806-1
gcvssourcesarge1.0final-5sarge1lowDSA-806-1
gcvssource(unstable)1.0final-8low324969

Notes

cvsbug was removed from the cvs binary package in 1:1.11.5-4.
The copy in the cvs source package was fixed in 1:1.12.9-15.

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