CVE-2015-5259

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5259
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-08 19:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the read_string function in libsvn_ra_svn/marshal.c in Apache Subversion 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an svn:// protocol string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-189 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.6HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-5259-advisory.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 subversion.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Apache Subversion CVE-2015-5259 Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Subversion, Serf: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-05) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Apache Subversion Heap Overflow Lets Remote Users Deny Service and Potentially Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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