NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting subversion-ruby package, versions <0:1.7.14-7.el7_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.92% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-SUBVERSIONRUBY-5013064
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Dec 2014

Introduced: 15 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-8108  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 subversion-ruby to version 0:1.7.14-7.el7_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0166.

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.

The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module in Apache Subversion 1.7.x before 1.7.19 and 1.8.x before 1.8.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a request for a URI that triggers a lookup for a virtual transaction name that does not exist.

CVSS Scores

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