A Subversion update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-07
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Subversion: Remote heap overflow
Date: June 10, 2004
ID: 200406-07
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Synopsis
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Subversion is vulnerable to a remote Denial of Service that may be exploitable to execute arbitrary code on the server running svnserve.
Background
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Subversion is a revision control system that aims to be a "compelling replacement for CVS". It enjoys wide use in the open source community. svnserve allows access to Subversion repositories using URIs with the svn://, svn+ssh://, and other tunelled svn+*:// protocols.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-util/subversion = 1.0.4-r1
Description
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The svn protocol parser trusts the indicated length of a URI string sent by a client. This allows a client to specify a very long string, thereby causing svnserve to allocate enough memory to hold that string. This may cause a Denial of Service. Alternately, given a string that causes an integer overflow in the variable holding the string length, the server might allocate less memory than required, allowing a heap overflow. This heap overflow may then be exploitable, allowing remote code execution. The attacker does not need read or write access to the Subversion repository being served, since even un-authenticated users can send svn protocol requests.
Impact
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Ranges from remote Denial of Service to potential arbitrary code execution with privileges of the svnserve process.
Workaround
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Servers without svnserve running are not vulnerable. Disable svnserve and use DAV for access instead.
Resolution
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All users should upgrade to the latest version of Subversion.
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=dev-util/subversion-1.0.4-r1"
# emerge ">=dev-util/subversion-1.0.4-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0413
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0413
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-07.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-07
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Subversion: Remote heap overflow
Date: June 10, 2004
ID: 200406-07
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Synopsis
=======
Subversion is vulnerable to a remote Denial of Service that may be exploitable to execute arbitrary code on the server running svnserve.
Background
=========
Subversion is a revision control system that aims to be a "compelling replacement for CVS". It enjoys wide use in the open source community. svnserve allows access to Subversion repositories using URIs with the svn://, svn+ssh://, and other tunelled svn+*:// protocols.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-util/subversion = 1.0.4-r1
Description
==========
The svn protocol parser trusts the indicated length of a URI string sent by a client. This allows a client to specify a very long string, thereby causing svnserve to allocate enough memory to hold that string. This may cause a Denial of Service. Alternately, given a string that causes an integer overflow in the variable holding the string length, the server might allocate less memory than required, allowing a heap overflow. This heap overflow may then be exploitable, allowing remote code execution. The attacker does not need read or write access to the Subversion repository being served, since even un-authenticated users can send svn protocol requests.
Impact
=====
Ranges from remote Denial of Service to potential arbitrary code execution with privileges of the svnserve process.
Workaround
=========
Servers without svnserve running are not vulnerable. Disable svnserve and use DAV for access instead.
Resolution
=========
All users should upgrade to the latest version of Subversion.
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=dev-util/subversion-1.0.4-r1"
# emerge ">=dev-util/subversion-1.0.4-r1"
References
=========
[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0413
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0413
Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-07.xml
Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
======
Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
