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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200409-35 |
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Severity: Low |
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Title: Subversion: Metadata information leak |
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Date: September 29, 2004 |
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Bugs: #65085 |
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ID: 200409-35 |
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Synopsis |
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An information leak in mod_authz_svn could allow sensitive metadata of |
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protected areas to be leaked to unauthorized users. |
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Background |
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Subversion is a versioning system designed to be a replacement for CVS. |
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mod_authz_svn is an Apache module to do path-based authentication for |
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Subversion repositories. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-util/subversion < 1.0.8 >= 1.0.8 |
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Description |
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There is a bug in mod_authz_svn that causes it to reveal logged |
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metadata regarding commits to protected areas. |
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Impact |
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Protected files themselves will not be revealed, but an attacker could |
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use the metadata to reveal the existence of protected areas, such as |
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paths, file versions, and the commit logs from those areas. |
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Workaround |
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Rather than using mod_authz_svn, move protected areas into seperate |
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repositories and use native Apache authentication to make these |
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repositories unreadable. |
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Resolution |
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All Subversion users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=dev-util/subversion-1.0.8" |
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# emerge ">=dev-util/subversion-1.0.8" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0749 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0749 |
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[ 2 ] Subversion Advisory |
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http://subversion.tigris.org/security/CAN-2004-0749-advisory.txt |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-35.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 |