CVE-2015-5259
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 57.04% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-189
- Affected
- apache/subversion
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 19.4% on 21 September 2026 to 57.0% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-5259-advisory.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82300
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034469
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2015-5259-advisory.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82300
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034469
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.