Buffer overflow in subversion (Alpine package)

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32680

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1845

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.

The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module in Subversion 1.6.x before 1.6.21 and 1.7.0 through 1.7.8 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by (1) setting or (2) deleting a large number of properties for a file or directory. Per http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00095.html "Affected Products: openSUSE 12.3 openSUSE 12.2 openSUSE 12.1"

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

subversion (Alpine package): 1.6.6-r0 - 1.7.7-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:subversion_alpine_package:1.6.6-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:1.10
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:subversion_alpine_package:1.6.13-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.1
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:subversion_alpine_package:1.7.7-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=622b89d286a08fc3b9762b7929fee388faef12a2
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=13250c3c45d59cbb739ae52d3f83fda440f4aef5

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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