SB2024121264 - Fedora 41 update for subversion

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SB2024121264 - Fedora 41 update for subversion

Published: December 12, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024121264
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46901)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: 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


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.


2) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45720)

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

CVSSv4: 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


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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References