Input validation error in Subversion - CVE-2014-0032
Published: February 14, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32573
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0032
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The get_resource function in repos.c in the mod_dav_svn module in Apache Subversion before 1.7.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6, when SVNListParentPath is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the server root and request methods other than GET, as demonstrated by the "svn ls http://svn.example.com" command.
Affected software
Subversion
Amazon Linux AMI
Slackware Linux
subversion (Alpine package)
Amazon Linux AMI
Slackware Linux
subversion (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0032
Install update from vendor's website.
Subversion - update to 1.7.15
subversion (Alpine package) - update to 1.7.16-r0
subversion (Alpine package) - update to 1.7.16-r0
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-dev/201401.mbox/%3C52D328AB.8090502@reser.org%3E
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-dev/201401.mbox/%3C871u0gqb0d.fsf@ntlworld.com%3E
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-dev/201401.mbox/%3CCANvU9scLHr2yOLABW8q6_wNzhEf7pWM=NiavGcobqvUuyhKyAA@mail.gmail.com%3E
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0255.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61321
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6444
- http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.7.15/CHANGES
- http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.8.6/CHANGES
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1557320
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/102927
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65434
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2316-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90986
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05