CVE-2013-4277 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite files or kill processes via symlink attacks on the pid-file option in Svnserve.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4277?
CVE-2013-4277 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Svnserve in Apache Subversion 1.4.0 through 1.7.12 and 1.8.0 through 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or kill arbitrary processes via a symlink attack on the file specified by the --pid-file option.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Subversion.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4277?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2013-4277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-9800 A maliciously constructed svn+ssh:// URL would cause Subversion clients before 1.8.19, 1.9.x before 1.9.7, and 1.10.0.x through 1.10.0-alpha
- CVE-2013-4246 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2015-5259 Integer overflow in n/a
- CVE-2024-45720 Apache Subversion: Command line argument injection on Windows platforms
- CVE-2015-0202 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4277, GHSA-7hmj-c92j-fg6p, MGASA-2013-0275.