CVE-2010-4539

Public Exploit

Description

The walk function in repos.c in the mod_dav_svn module for the Apache HTTP Server, as distributed in Apache Subversion before 1.6.15, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via vectors that trigger the walking of SVNParentPath collections.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.11% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64472 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/8 patch mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0103 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42969 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0264 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42780 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.6.15/CHANGES
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/4 patch mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/9 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43346 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024934 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/43115 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053230.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0015 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/02/1 patch mailing list
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201011.mbox/%3CAANLkTi=5+NOi-Cp=fKCx6mAW-TofFVW=ikEQkXgQB8Bt%40mail.gmail.com%3E mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0258.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0257.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:006 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/10 patch mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1053-1 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1033166 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45655 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667407 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/43139 third party advisory
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-users/201011.mbox/%3C3923B919-C2BE-41AD-84ED-7207837FAD1A%40ncsa.illinois.edu%3E mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0162 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4539?
CVE-2010-4539 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4539?
To fix CVE-2010-4539, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-4539 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4539 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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