Debian Wheezy: DSA-3107-1 Moderate: Subversion NULL Pointer DoS Issue
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December 20, 2014
Evgeny Kotkov discovered a NULL pointer dereference while processing REPORT requests in mod_dav_svn, the Subversion component which is used to serve repositories with the Apache we...
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Summary
Evgeny Kotkov discovered a NULL pointer dereference while processing
REPORT requests in mod_dav_svn, the Subversion component which is used
to serve repositories with the Apache web server. A remote attacker
could abuse this vulnerability for a denial of service.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.17dfsg-4+deb7u7.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.8.10-5.
We recommend that you upgrade your subversion packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: subversion
CVE ID: CVE-2014-3580
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