High severity · published Jan 8, 2016
CVE-2015-5259
Integer 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://…
8.6
CVSS
57%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)57.0% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
Subversion · Apache
1.9.0; 1.9.1; 1.9.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5259
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5259
Vendor Advisory
http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-5259-advisory.txt
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82300
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034469
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05
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