# CVE-2004-0413: libsvn\_ra\_svn in Subversion 1.0.4 trusts the length field of (1) svn://, (2) svn+ssh://, and (3) other svn protocol URL strings, which allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-06-23 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libsvn_ra_svn in Subversion 1.0.4 trusts the length field of (1) svn://, (2) svn+ssh://, and (3) other svn protocol URL strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an integer overflow that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10519
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1748
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_18_subversion.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6847
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-07.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16396
- http://subversion.tigris.org/security/CAN-2004-0413-advisory.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365836

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