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TI-2002-00088 Aliases CVE-2002-0092GHSA-6pfg-c738-q46f

CVS before 1.10.8 does not properly initialize a global variable, which allows remote…

Priority LOW 27Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

CVS before 1.10.8 does not properly initialize a global variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via the diff capability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01846 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.10.8VulnerableCvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.10.8 Vulnerable ·Cvs

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2002:026 Released 2002-03-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : : : Vulnerability in zlib library
    • Red Hat Linux 6.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.0
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2002:026
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2002:026
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2002:026
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2002:026

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0092
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6pfg-c738-q46f

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2004-00362 Heap-based buffer overflow in CVS 1.11.x up to 1.11.15, and 1.12.x up to 1.12.7, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00380 Double free vulnerability for the error_prog_name string in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-00741 Heap-based buffer overflow in the proxy_connect function in src/client.c in CVS 1.11 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00012 Double-free vulnerability in CVS 1.11.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00382 serve_notify in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00378 CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly handle malformed… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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