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cvs: insecure temp file

Package(s):cvs CVE #(s):CAN-2005-2693
Created:August 23, 2005 Updated:September 9, 2005
Description: Insecure temporary file usage was found in the cvsbug program. It is possible that a malicious user could use this to execute arbitrary instructions as the user running cvsbug.
Alerts:
Debian DSA-806-1 2005-09-09
Debian DSA-802-1 2005-09-07
Red Hat RHSA-2005:756-01 2005-09-06
Fedora FEDORA-2005-791 2005-08-23
Fedora FEDORA-2005-790 2005-08-23
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