# CVE-2004-0396: Heap-based buffer overflow in CVS 1.11.x up to 1.11.15, and 1.12.x up to 1.12.7, when using the pserver mechanism allows remote attackers to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2004-05-20 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in CVS 1.11.x up to 1.11.15, and 1.12.x up to 1.12.7, when using the pserver mechanism allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Entry lines.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/11641
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11652
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A970
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108500040719512&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9058
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:048
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2004/05/msg00219.html
- http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-security-announce&m=108508894405639&w=2
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:10.cvs.asc
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-190.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11674
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-12.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11651
- http://www.osvdb.org/6305
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-147A.html
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-147.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108498454829020&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11647
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108636445031613&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192038
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0980.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-505
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16193
- http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/072004.html
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.395865
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/300
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/301

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