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CVE-2013-4262

subversion: svnwcsub.py and irkerbridge.py are vulnerable to symlink attack

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · August 30, 2013

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of subversion as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6, as they did not ship the vulnerable versions of subversion.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CWE not specified