Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1855-1 subversion -- heap overflow

Date Reported:
08 Aug 2009
Affected Packages:
subversion
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2009-2411.
More information:

Matt Lewis discovered that Subversion performs insufficient input validation of svndiff streams. Malicious servers could cause heap overflows in clients, and malicious clients with commit access could cause heap overflows in servers, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution in both cases.

For the old stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.2dfsg1-3.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.1dfsg1-4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.4dfsg-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your Subversion packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1.orig.tar.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3.diff.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-javahl_1.4.2dfsg1-3_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby_1.4.2dfsg1-3_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-doc_1.4.2dfsg1-3_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion-tools_1.4.2dfsg1-3_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.4.2dfsg1-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.4.2dfsg1-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.4.2dfsg1-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.4.2dfsg1-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.4.2dfsg1-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.4.2dfsg1-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.4.2dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.4.2dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.4.2dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.4.2dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.4.2dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.4.2dfsg1-3_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.4.2dfsg1-3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.4.2dfsg1-3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.4.2dfsg1-3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.4.2dfsg1-3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.4.2dfsg1-3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.4.2dfsg1-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.4.2dfsg1-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.4.2dfsg1-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.4.2dfsg1-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.4.2dfsg1-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.4.2dfsg1-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.4.2dfsg1-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.4.2dfsg1-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.4.2dfsg1-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.4.2dfsg1-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.4.2dfsg1-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.4.2dfsg1-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.4.2dfsg1-3_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.4.2dfsg1-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.4.2dfsg1-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.4.2dfsg1-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.4.2dfsg1-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.4.2dfsg1-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.4.2dfsg1-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.4.2dfsg1-3_powerpc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion-tools_1.5.1dfsg1-4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-doc_1.5.1dfsg1-4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby_1.5.1dfsg1-4_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.5.1dfsg1-4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_arm.deb
ARM EABI:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.5.1dfsg1-4_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_armel.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.5.1dfsg1-4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.5.1dfsg1-4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.5.1dfsg1-4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.5.1dfsg1-4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-perl_1.5.1dfsg1-4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-dev_1.5.1dfsg1-4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/python-subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libapache2-svn_1.5.1dfsg1-4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.5.1dfsg1-4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-ruby1.8_1.5.1dfsg1-4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.5.1dfsg1-4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/subversion/libsvn-java_1.5.1dfsg1-4_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.