CVE-2015-5259

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    CVE-2015-5259

    Published: 8 Jan 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the read_string function in libsvn_ra_svn/marshal.c in Apache Subversion 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an svn:// protocol string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read.

    References: http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-5259-advisory.txt, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82300, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034469

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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