Apache Subversion 1.4.x - 1.7.13 / 1.8.x < 1.8.5 Multiple DoS

low Nessus Plugin ID 71569

Synopsis

The remote host has an application that is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.

Description

The installed version of Subversion Server is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities :

- An error exists related to the 'mod_dontdothat' module and handling relative URLs sent from serf-based clients. (CVE-2013-4505)

- An error exists related to the 'mod_dav_svn' module and handling unspecified requests. Note that this issue reportedly only affects the 1.7 and 1.8 branches, including versions 1.7.11 through 1.7.13 and 1.8.1 through 1.8.4. (CVE-2013-4558)

Solution

Upgrade to Subversion Server 1.7.14 / 1.8.5 or later or apply the vendor patches or workarounds.

See Also

http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4505-advisory.txt

http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4558-advisory.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 71569

File Name: subversion_1_8_5.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/20/2013

Updated: 7/30/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:subversion

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/Subversion Server

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/25/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4505, CVE-2013-4558

BID: 63981, 63966