Vulnerability identifier: #VU62779

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-2015-0248

CWE-ID: CWE-399

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 improper management of internal resources within the application in the mod_dav_svn and svnserve servers. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Subversion: 1.7.0 rc4 - 1.7.19, 1.6.0 - 1.6.23, 1.8.0 - 1.8.11

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External links
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00008.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1633.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1742.html
http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-0248-advisory.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3231
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:192
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74260
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033214
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2721-1
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05
http://support.apple.com/HT205217

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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.