MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2010-4539

Subversion vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
5.1%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
The walk function in repos.c in the mod_dav_svn module for the Apache HTTP Server, as distributed in Apache Subversion before 1.6.15, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via vectors that trigger the walking of SVNParentPath collections.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Subversion
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2011-01-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-4539

  • Confirm whether Apache Subversion is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-4539.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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