Short Name |
APP:SVN-DATE-OF |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Subversion Date Parsing Function Buffer Overflow |
Release Date |
2008/01/04 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against SVN SubVersion server. Versions 1.0.0 and 0.37 are vulnerable. A successful attack allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the server.
Subversion is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability that resides in one of its data-parsing functions. Specifically, Subversion calls an 'sscanf()' function when converting data strings to different formats. As a result, the software copies user-supplied data into an unspecified buffer without proper boundary checks. Subversion 1.0.2 and prior versions are prone to this issue.