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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-4262 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
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.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | subversion | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | subversion | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | subversion | Not affected |
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