Subversion filename directory traversal
| subversion-filename-directory-traversal (36312) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Subversion and clients, including TortoiseSVN, could allow an authenticated remote attacker with write access to the repository to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted file to the repository, containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the filename to overwrite and create arbitrary files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.3 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Subversion (1.4.5 or later), available from the Subversion Web site. See References.
References:
- Subversion Web site: subversion.tigris.org.
- Subversion Web site: Subversion 1.4.5 releaded (Win32 security release).
- BID-25468: Subversion for Windows Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3846: Directory traversal vulnerability in Subversion before 1.4.5, as used by TortoiseSVN before 1.4.5 and possibly other products, when run on Windows-based systems, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite and create arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequence in the filename, as stored in the file repository.
- SA26625: Subversion Client Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- SA26632: TortoiseSVN Client Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1018617: Subversion Windows Client Input Validation Flaw in filename Parameter Lets Remote Authenticated Users Create/Overwrite Files
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3003: Subversion Filename Processing Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3004: TortoiseSVN Filename Processing Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Subversion Subversion 1.4.4 and prior
- TortoiseSVN team TortoiseSVN 1.x
Reported:
Aug 28, 2007
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