Vulnerability identifier: #VU19590

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0203

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Subversion
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing a certain sequence of commands within the svnserve process. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted commends to the Subversion server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Subversion: 1.12.0 - 1.12.0 rc1, 1.10.0 - 1.10.4, 1.9.0 - 1.9.10

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External links
http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2019-0203-advisory.txt

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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