Information Exposure Affecting viewvc package, versions <1.0.5-0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-VIEWVC-313397
  • published24 Mar 2008
  • disclosed24 Mar 2008

Introduced: 24 Mar 2008

CVE-2008-1291  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 viewvc to version 1.0.5-0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream viewvc package and not the viewvc package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

ViewVC before 1.0.5 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to read files and list folders under the hidden CVSROOT folder.

CVSS Scores

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