National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4325
Original release date:09/30/2008
Last revised:09/30/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0.5 uses the content-type parameter in the HTTP request for the Content-Type header in the HTTP response, which allows remote attackers to cause content to be misinterpreted by the browser via a content-type parameter that is inconsistent with the requested object. NOTE: this issue might not be a vulnerability, since it requires attacker access to the repository that is being viewed.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
4.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=354
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8270
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8252
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080920 Re: viewvc security flaw?
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080919 viewvc security flaw?
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc?rev=1978&view=rev
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?rev=2011&r1=1968&r2=1978