High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-5259

Description

Integer overflow in the read_string function in libsvn_ra_svn/marshal.c in Apache Subversion 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an svn:// protocol string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read.

Affected products

Apache/Subversion3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-5259-advisory.txtnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/82300nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034469nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05nvd

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