GLSA-200405-14 : Buffer overflow in Subversion

high Nessus Plugin ID 14500

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200405-14 (Buffer overflow in Subversion)

All releases of Subversion prior to 1.0.3 have a vulnerability in the date-parsing code. This vulnerability may allow denial of service or arbitrary code execution as the Subversion user. Both the client and server are vulnerable, and write access is NOT required to the server's repository.
Impact :

All servers and clients are vulnerable. Specifically, clients that allow other users to write to administrative files in a working copy may be exploited. Additionally all servers (whether they are httpd/DAV or svnserve) are vulnerable. Write access to the server is not required; public read-only Subversion servers are also exploitable.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version.

Solution

All Subversion users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=dev-util/subversion-1.0.3' # emerge '>=dev-util/subversion-1.0.3'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14500

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200405-14.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:subversion

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2004

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Metasploit (Subversion Date Svnserve)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0397

GLSA: 200405-14

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