CVE-2013-4262 (GCVE-0-2013-4262)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-07-28 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:38
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Summary
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.
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CWE
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Date Public
2013-08-30 00:00
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