CVE-2015-5259
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Integer overflow in the read_string function in libsvn_ra_svn/marshal.c in Apache Subversion 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an svn:// protocol string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read.
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CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | subversion | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | subversion | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | subversion | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Apache Software Foundation for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Ivan Zhakov of VisualSVN as the original reporter.External References
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