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TI-2004-00155 Aliases CVE-2004-0180GHSA-83qc-2j7c-2vjq

The client for CVS before 1.11 allows a remote malicious CVS server to create arbitrary…

Priority LOW 17Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

The client for CVS before 1.11 allows a remote malicious CVS server to create arbitrary files using certain RCS diff files that use absolute pathnames during checkouts or updates, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0405.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01832 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 1.10VulnerableCvs
  • cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.10 Vulnerable ·Cvs

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2004:154 Released 2004-04-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : : : Updated CVS packages fix security issue
    • Red Hat Linux 9
  • RHSA-2004:153 Released 2004-04-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    cvs security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cvs-1.11.2-18, cvs-1.11.2-18.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cvs-1.11.2-18, cvs-1.11.2-18.i386, cvs-1.11.2-18.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cvs-1.11.2-18, cvs-1.11.2-18.i386, cvs-1.11.2-18.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cvs-1.11.2-18, cvs-1.11.2-18.i386, cvs-1.11.2-18.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:153
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2004:154

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0180
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83qc-2j7c-2vjq

References

Patch 3

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • 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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