CNET News: More Flaws Foul Security of Open-Source Repository

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 10, 2004

“Security researchers have found at least six more flaws in the
open-software world’s most popular program for maintaining code
under development.

“According to a representative of the project that oversees the
program, known as the Concurrent Versions System, the
vulnerabilities include a flaw that could let an attacker take
control of a CVS server from the Internet, putting the code
repository’s contents at risk. The flaws were discovered as part of
an analysis of the program’s code following the announcement last
month of a similar set of issues…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

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