#VU101363 Input validation error in Subversion - CVE-2024-46901

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101363

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Subversion
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Apache Foundation

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 website.

Vulnerable software versions

Subversion: 1.0 - 1.0.9, 1.1.0 rc1 - 1.14.4, 1.2.0 rc1 - 1.2.3, 1.3.0 rc1 - 1.3.2, 1.4.0 rc1 - 1.4.6, 1.5.o-beta1 - 1.5.9, 1.6.0 rc1 - 1.6.23, 1.7.0 rc1 - 1.7.22, 1.8.0 rc1 - 1.8.19, 1.9.0 alpha1 - 1.9.12

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External links
https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2024-46901-advisory.txt

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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.