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CVS file existence information disclosure weakness

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Logs into the remote CVS server and asks the version

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote CVS server, according to its version number,
can be exploited by malicious users to gain knowledge of
certain system information.

This behaviour can be exploited to acertain the existence
and permissions of arbitrary files and directories on a
vulnerable system.

Solution : Upgrade to CVS 1.11.17 and 1.12.9, or newer

Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 10955

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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