rhsa-2004_159
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2004-04-15 09:23
Modified
2024-11-21 23:01
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated Subversion packages fix security vulnerability in neon

Notes

Topic
Updated Subversion packages that fix a vulnerability in neon, exploitable by a malicious DAV server, are now available.
Details
Subversion is a concurrent version control system that uses inbuilt code from neon, an HTTP and WebDAV client library. Versions of the neon client library up to and including 0.24.4 have been found to contain a number of format string bugs. An attacker could create a malicious WebDAV server in such a way as to allow arbitrary code execution on the client should a user connect to it using subversion. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0179 to this issue. This update includes a patch to correct this issue, and an upgrade to Subversion 0.27.0, the last version which is compatible with the database schema used by Subversion 0.17.0. Users of Subversion are advised to upgrade to these updated packages.
Terms of Use
This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.


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        "text": "Subversion is a concurrent version control system that uses inbuilt code\nfrom neon, an HTTP and WebDAV client library.\n\nVersions of the neon client library up to and including 0.24.4 have been\nfound to contain a number of format string bugs.  An attacker could create\na malicious WebDAV server in such a way as to allow arbitrary code\nexecution on the client should a user connect to it using subversion.  The\nCommon Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned\nthe name CAN-2004-0179 to this issue.\n\nThis update includes a patch to correct this issue, and an upgrade to\nSubversion 0.27.0, the last version which is compatible with the database\nschema used by Subversion 0.17.0.  Users of Subversion are advised to\nupgrade to these updated packages.",
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