CVE-2015-5259

Integer overflow in the read_string function in libsvn_ra_svn/marshal.c in Apache Subversion 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an svn:// protocol string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.6 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2016-01-08

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-119, CWE-189

Affected products

• Subversion (Apache)

References

• http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-5259-advisory.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82300
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034469
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05