Debian DSA-3107-1 : subversion - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 80207

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Evgeny Kotkov discovered a NULL pointer dereference while processing REPORT requests in mod_dav_svn, the Subversion component which is used to serve repositories with the Apache web server. A remote attacker could abuse this vulnerability for a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the subversion packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.17dfsg-4+deb7u7.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 80207

File Name: debian_DSA-3107.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/23/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:subversion, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3580

BID: 71726

DSA: 3107

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