Improper Input Validation Affecting subversion-ruby package, versions <0:1.7.14-11.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.98% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-SUBVERSIONRUBY-4733569
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Aug 2017

Introduced: 10 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-9800  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 subversion-ruby to version 0:1.7.14-11.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2480.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream subversion-ruby package and not the subversion-ruby package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A maliciously constructed svn+ssh:// URL would cause Subversion clients before 1.8.19, 1.9.x before 1.9.7, and 1.10.0.x through 1.10.0-alpha3 to run an arbitrary shell command. Such a URL could be generated by a malicious server, by a malicious user committing to a honest server (to attack another user of that server's repositories), or by a proxy server. The vulnerability affects all clients, including those that use file://, http://, and plain (untunneled) svn://.