Re: CVStrac Remote Arbitrary Code Execution exploit

[Richard Hipp <drh@xxxxxxxxx>]

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>Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:57:09 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Richard Ngo <rtngo@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: CVStrac Remote Arbitrary Code Execution exploit
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>Hi, Im Richard Ngo, this is the first time i report an
>exploit and found a remote exploit that could allow
>arbitrary code execution in CVStrac.
>
>sample exploit
>
>filediff?f=CVSROOT/rcsinfo&v1=1.1&v2=1.2;w;
>
>All versions vulnerable. I have not contacted
>cvstrac.org since i cant find their email address.
>Please give me credit for the exploit and *please dont
>release the exploit code to the public* for other
>websites security. Maybe just create an advisory.
>Thank you.
>

The problem has been patched in the CVS archive and
in version 1.1.4 of CVSTrac.