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CVE-2013-4277

Publication date 16 September 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
subversion 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored end of life
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

pid file is not created by default on Ubuntu. This is only an issue if someone specifies a pid file in an insecure location. as such, we will not be fixing this.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
subversion