USN-1893-1: Subversion vulnerabilities
27 June 2013
Several security issues were fixed in Subversion.
Releases
Packages
- subversion - Advanced version control system
Details
Alexander Klink discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module for
Apache did not properly handle a large number of properties. A remote
authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause memory consumption,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1845)
Ben Reser discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module for
Apache did not properly handle certain LOCKs. A remote authenticated
attacker could use this flaw to cause Subversion to crash, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2013-1846)
Philip Martin and Ben Reser discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn
module for Apache did not properly handle certain LOCKs. A remote
attacker could use this flaw to cause Subversion to crash, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2013-1847)
It was discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module for Apache did not
properly handle certain PROPFIND requests. A remote attacker could use this
flaw to cause Subversion to crash, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2013-1849)
Greg McMullin, Stefan Fuhrmann, Philip Martin, and Ben Reser discovered
that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module for Apache did not properly handle
certain log REPORT requests. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause
Subversion to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 13.04. (CVE-2013-1884)
Stefan Sperling discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled newline
characters in filenames. A remote authenticated attacker could use this
flaw to corrupt FSFS repositories. (CVE-2013-1968)
Boris Lytochkin discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled TCP
connections that were closed early. A remote attacker could use this flaw
to cause Subversion to crash, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2013-2112)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04
Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.