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.

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

high Nessus Plugin ID 85579

Version 2.9