CVE-2015-0853
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using the "Command Shell" menu item while in the directory trunk/$(xeyes).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pysvn_project | svn-workbench | {"endIncluding":"1.6.2"} | |
References
- http://pysvn.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=202
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=798863
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/svn-workbench/+bug/1495268
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262928
- http://pysvn.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=202
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=798863
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/svn-workbench/+bug/1495268
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262928
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.