CVE-2014-8108
subversion: NULL pointer dereference flaw in mod_dav_svn when handling URIs for virtual transaction names
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · December 15, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the mod_dav_svn module handled certain requests for URIs that trigger a lookup of a virtual transaction name. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could send a request for a virtual transaction name that does not exist, causing mod_dav_svn to crash.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of subversion as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference