SB2013050311 - Buffer overflow in subversion (Alpine package)
Published: May 3, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013050311
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-2013-1845)
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"
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.