SB2013073101 - Buffer overflow in Subversion
Published: July 31, 2013 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013073101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4131)
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.
The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module in Subversion 1.7.0 through 1.7.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure or out-of-bounds read) via a certain (1) COPY, (2) DELETE, or (3) MOVE request against a revision root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00000.html
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4131-advisory.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61454
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986194
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85983
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18621