CVE-2004-0778

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-203

Description

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.

Affected products

GNU Cvs: from 1.11.0 before 1.11.17; from 1.12.0 before 1.12.9 — fixed in 1.11.17, 1.12.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GNU Cvs 1.11.17, 1.12.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=130&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579225
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10955
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17001
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10688
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=130&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579225
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10955
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17001
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10688

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