CVE-2008-1290

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Published Mar 24, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

ViewVC before 1.0.5 includes "all-forbidden" files within search results that list CVS or Subversion (SVN) commits, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1297	ViewVC before 1.0.5 includes "all-forbidden" files within search results that list CVS or Subversion (SVN) commits, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.370% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471380
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212288
http://secunia.com/advisories/29176
http://secunia.com/advisories/29460
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-29.xml
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28055
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0734/references

History

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Subscriptions

Gentoo Linux

Redhat Fedora

Viewvc Viewvc

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 24, 2008, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:17 AM
Reserved: Mar 12, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 24, 2008, 5:44 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM

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