{"id":"MGASA-2017-0284","summary":"Updated cvs package fixes security vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that CVS, a centralised version control system, did not\ncorrectly handle maliciously constructed repository URLs, which allowed an\nattacker to run an arbitrary shell command (CVE-2017-12836).\n","modified":"2026-01-30T19:42:15.819917Z","published":"2017-08-19T10:16:28Z","related":["CVE-2017-12836"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0284.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21504"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"cvs","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/cvs?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.12.13-25.1.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0284.json"}},{"package":{"name":"cvs","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/cvs?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.12.13-26.1.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0284.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}