FreeBSD : subversion -- WebDAV fails to protect metadata (184f5d0b-0fe8-11d9-8a8a-000c41e2cdad)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 37142

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

In some situations, subversion metadata may be unexpectedly disclosed via WebDAV. A subversion advisory states :

mod_authz_svn, the Apache httpd module which does path-based authorization on Subversion repositories, is not correctly protecting all metadata on unreadable paths.

This security issue is not about revealing the contents of protected files: it only reveals metadata about protected areas such as paths and log messages. This may or may not be important to your organization, depending on how you're using path-based authorization, and the sensitivity of the metadata.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 37142

File Name: freebsd_pkg_184f5d0b0fe811d98a8a000c41e2cdad.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:subversion, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:subversion-perl, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:subversion-python, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0749

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