CVE-2013-7393 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

24%

Complexity

15%

Confidentiality

81%

The daemonize.py module in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file created for (1) svnwcsub.py or (2) irkerbridge.py when the --pidfile option is used. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4262 based on different affected versions (ADT3).

The daemonize.py module in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file created for (1) svnwcsub.py or (2) irkerbridge.py when the --pidfile option is used. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4262 based on different affected versions (ADT3).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 2.4. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Apache Software Foundation Subversion

First reported 10 years ago

2014-07-28 19:55:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-10-18 03:43:00

Affected Software

Apache Software Foundation Subversion 1.8.0

1.8.0

Apache Software Foundation Subversion 1.8.1

1.8.1

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