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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Subversion vulnerabilities (USN-2721-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 85579

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2721-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module incorrectly handled REPORT requests for a resource that does not exist. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
 (CVE-2014-3580)

 It was discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module incorrectly handled requests requiring a lookup for a virtual transaction name that does not exist. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
 (CVE-2014-8108)

 Evgeny Kotkov discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module incorrectly handled large numbers of REPORT requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-0202)

 Evgeny Kotkov discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn and svnserve modules incorrectly certain crafted parameter combinations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-0248)

 Ivan Zhakov discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module incorrectly handled crafted v1 HTTP protocol request sequences. A remote attacker could use this issue to spoof the svn:author property.
 (CVE-2015-0251)

 C. Michael Pilato discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module incorrectly restricted anonymous access. A remote attacker could use this issue to read hidden files via the path name. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3184)

 C. Michael Pilato discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled path-based authorization. A remote attacker could use this issue to obtain sensitive path information. (CVE-2015-3187)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2721-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85579

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2721-1.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/21/2015

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3184

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3187

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-subversion, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsvn-ruby1.8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ruby-svn, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsvn-perl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:subversion, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsvn-java, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-svn, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-mod-svn, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsvn1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:subversion-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsvn-dev

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3580, CVE-2014-8108, CVE-2015-0202, CVE-2015-0248, CVE-2015-0251, CVE-2015-3184, CVE-2015-3187

USN: 2721-1