OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0145-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2021-01-23 11:22 - Updated: 2026-09-20 19:20
Summary
Security update for viewvc
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for viewvc
Description of the patch: This update for viewvc fixes the following issues: - update to 1.1.28 (boo#1167974, CVE-2020-5283): * security fix: escape subdir lastmod file name (#211) * fix standalone.py first request failure (#195) * suppress stack traces (with option to show) (#140) * distinguish text/binary/image files by icons (#166, #175) * colorize alternating file content lines (#167) * link to the instance root from the ViewVC logo (#168) * display directory and root counts, too (#169) * fix double fault error in standalone.py (#157) * support timezone offsets with minutes piece (#176) This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project. This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.
Patchnames: openSUSE-2021-145
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2020-5283
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Package Hub 15 SP2:viewvc-0:1.1.28-bp152.4.3.1.noarch —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact moderate
References
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