CVE-2004-0778

iDEFENSE Security Advisory 2004-08-16.t

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

CVS 1.11.x before 1.11.17, and 1.12.x before 1.12.9, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and directories via the -X command for an alternate history file, which causes different error messages to be returned.

CVS 1.11.x anteriores a 1.11.17 y 1.12.x anteriores a 1.12.9 permite a atacantes remotos determinar la existencia de ficheros y directorios de su elección mediante el comando -X de un fichero de historia alternativo, lo que hace que devuelve diferentes mensajes de error.

iDEFENSE Security Advisory 08.16.04: Remote exploitation of an information disclosure vulnerability in Concurrent Versions Systems (CVS) allows attackers to glean information. The vulnerability exists within an undocumented switch to the history command implemented in src/history.c. The -X command specifies the name of the history file allowing an attacker to determine whether arbitrary system files and directories exist and whether or not the CVS process has access to them. This issue was patched in the latest (June 9th) releases of CVS, specifically 1.11.17 and 1.12.9.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2004-08-11 CVE Reserved
2004-08-18 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17001	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10688	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579225	2024-02-14
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10955	2024-02-14

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=130&type=vulnerabilities	2024-02-14
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:108	2024-02-14
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0778	2004-06-09
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617282	2004-06-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Cvs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Cvs"				>= 1.11.0 < 1.11.17 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Cvs" and version " >= 1.11.0 < 1.11.17"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Cvs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Cvs"				>= 1.12.0 < 1.12.9 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Cvs" and version " >= 1.12.0 < 1.12.9"		-		Affected