Heap-based buffer overflow in CVS - CVE-2012-0804

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Heap-based buffer overflow in CVS - CVE-2012-0804

Published: June 25, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29257
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0804
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: cvshome.org
Affected software:
CVS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in proxy_connect function in src/client.c in CVS when processing HTTP responses. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-0804

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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