CVE-2008-1291

N/A Unknown

Published: March 24, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

ViewVC before 1.0.5 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to read files and list folders under the hidden CVSROOT folder.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471380

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212288

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29176

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29460

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-29.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28055

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0734/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471380