CVE-2015-5259

high

Published 2016-01-08 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

8.6

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CVSS v2

9.0

VIR risk

8.6

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

91%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5259

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-5259-advisory.txt

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5259.html

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`1.9.3-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`1.9.3-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`1.9.3-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`1.9.3-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`1.9.3-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
apache	subversion	`1.9.0`
apache	subversion	`1.9.1`
apache	subversion	`1.9.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-119 CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.