CVE catalog

CVE-2005-2693

cvs: CVE-2005-2693

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 26, 2005, 3:50:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.44% · Oct 25, 2026

cvsbug in CVS 1.12.12 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	cvs	sid	`2:1.12.13+real-31`	fixed
Debian	cvs	forky	`2:1.12.13+real-31`	fixed
Debian	cvs	trixie	`2:1.12.13+real-30`	fixed
Debian	cvs	bookworm	`2:1.12.13+real-28+deb12u1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	cvs	source	sid	`1:1.11.5-4`	low	Not reported	[325106]
Debian	cvs	source	forky	`1:1.11.5-4`	low	Not reported	[325106]
Debian	cvs	source	trixie	`1:1.11.5-4`	low	Not reported	[325106]
Debian	cvs	source	bookworm	`1:1.11.5-4`	low	Not reported	[325106]

[Debian bug #325106]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[cvs]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2:1.12.13+real-28+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.11.5-4
  dsa · cvs · debian · bookworm; dsa · cvs · debian · 12
- 2:1.12.13+real-28+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.11.5-4
  dsa · cvs · debian · bookworm; dsa · cvs · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[cvs]Fixed
Source package: [cvs]
Details (2)
- 2:1.12.13+real-30 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.11.5-4
  dsa · cvs · debian · 13
- 2:1.12.13+real-30+b2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.11.5-4
  dsa · cvs · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:38 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]