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CVE-2004-0180· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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

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.

LowCVSS 2.6 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 1, 2004
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.8% · 78th percentile
CWE
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Action score

11

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
10 / 40 · 2.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.8%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
cvscvs

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cvs cvsup to 1.10 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12cvsbefore 1:1.12.5-41:1.12.5-4
Debian:3.0cvsbefore 1.11.1p1debian-9woody21.11.1p1debian-9woody2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ascvsbefore 0:1.11.2-180:1.11.2-18
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ascvs-debuginfobefore 0:1.11.2-180:1.11.2-18

Same product

cvs: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2004-0396Heap-based buffer overflow in CVS 1.11.x up to 1.11.15, and 1.12.x up to 1.12.7, when using the pserver mechanism allows remote attackers to
    50Plan
  • CVE-2004-0416Double free vulnerability for the error_prog_name string in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, may allow remote attacker
    44Plan
  • CVE-2012-0804Heap-based buffer overflow in the proxy_connect function in src/client.c in CVS 1.11 and 1.12 allows remote HTTP proxy servers to cause a de
    43Plan
  • CVE-2004-0418serve_notify in CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly handle empty data lines, which may allow remote att
    42Plan
  • CVE-2004-0414CVS 1.12.x through 1.12.8, and 1.11.x through 1.11.16, does not properly handle malformed "Entry" lines, which prevents a NULL terminator fr
    41Plan
  • CVE-2003-0015Double-free vulnerability in CVS 1.11.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code
    37Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:cvs1:1.12.5-4 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:cvs0:1.11.2-18 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:cvs-debuginfo0:1.11.2-18 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack complexity
High
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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