According to its version number, the remote CVS server has unspecified vulnerabilities. This includes a double free, and a buffer overflow.
A remote attacker could exploit these to crash the server, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if(description)
{
script_id(18097);
script_version ("1.14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0753");
script_bugtraq_id(13217);
script_name(english:"CVS < 1.11.20 / 1.12.12 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Logs into the remote CVS server and asks the version");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote version control service has multiple vulnerabilities."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its version number, the remote CVS server has unspecified
vulnerabilities. This includes a double free, and a buffer overflow.
A remote attacker could exploit these to crash the server, or possibly
execute arbitrary code." );
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3d5ca22d"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Upgrade to CVS 1.12.12 / 1.11.20 or later."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2005/04/20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2005/04/18");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/06 11:26:08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_require_ports("Services/cvspserver", 2401);
script_dependencies("cvs_double_free.nasl");
exit(0);
}
include('global_settings.inc');
port = get_kb_item("Services/cvspserver");
if(!port)port = 2401;
if(!get_port_state(port))exit(0);
version = get_kb_item(string("cvs/", port, "/version"));
if ( ! version ) exit(0);
if(ereg(pattern:".* 1\.([0-9]\.|10\.|11\.([0-9][^0-9]|1[0-9][^0-9])|12\.([0-9][^0-9]|1[0-1][^0-9])).*", string:version)) security_hole(port);