The daemonize.py module in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file created for (1) svnwcsub.py or (2) irkerbridge.py when the --pidfile option is used. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4262 based on different affected versions (ADT3).
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-7393 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 |
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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 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | subversion | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | subversion | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | subversion | Not affected |