CVE-2004-0778

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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=130&type=vulnerabilities	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579225	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:108	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10955	Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17001	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10688	Broken Link
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=130&type=vulnerabilities	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579225	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:108	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10955	Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17001	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10688	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2004-10-20 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2004-0778

Mitre link : CVE-2004-0778

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-0778

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

cvs

CWE

CWE-203

Observable Discrepancy

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