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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-0915

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in viewcvs before 0.9.2, when exporting a repository as a tar archive, does not properly implement the hide_cvsroot and forbidden settings, which could allow remote attackers to gain sensitive information.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.29%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in viewcvs before 0.9.2, when exporting a repository as a tar archive, does not properly implement the hide_cvsroot and forbidden settings, which could allow remote attackers to gain sensitive information.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.29% probability · 70th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
viewcvs/viewcvs · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.29%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.