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TI-2004-00716 Aliases CVE-2004-0778GHSA-vq86-43rv-wrv5

CVS 1.11.x before 1.11.17, and 1.12.x before 1.12.9, allows remote attackers to determine…

Priority LOW 27CWE-203Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

CVS 1.11.x before 1.11.17, and 1.12.x before 1.12.9, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and directories via the -X command for an alternate history file, which causes different error messages to be returned.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.024 84th 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:gnu:cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.0 to before 1.11.17; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.9VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.0 to before 1.11.17; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.9 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:233 Released 2004-06-09 · Red Hat rating Critical
    cvs security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cvs-1.11.2-24, cvs-1.11.2-24.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cvs-1.11.2-24, cvs-1.11.2-24.i386, cvs-1.11.2-24.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cvs-1.11.2-24, cvs-1.11.2-24.i386, cvs-1.11.2-24.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cvs-1.11.2-24, cvs-1.11.2-24.i386, cvs-1.11.2-24.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:233
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:233

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0778
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq86-43rv-wrv5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2017-09504 CVS 1.12.x, when configured to use SSH for remote repositories, might allow remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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