#VU19589 Reachable Assertion in Subversion - CVE-2018-11782
Published: July 31, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19589
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11782
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Subversion
Subversion
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when handling svnserve 'get-deleted-rev' requests. A remote authenticated attacker with read-only permissions can make the server to reply with incorrect revision number that will lead to svnserve crash.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.