Fedora 41 update for subversion



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-46901
CVE-2024-45720
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-78
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

subversion
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU101363

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46901

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of filenames if serving repositories via mod_dav_svn. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted filename to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 41

subversion: before 1.14.5-1.fc41

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-93e88b1c0d


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU98496

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45720

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation during "best fit" character encoding conversion. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability affects Windows installations only.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 41

subversion: before 1.14.5-1.fc41

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-93e88b1c0d


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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