CVE-2013-4277

Svnserve in Apache Subversion 1.4.0 through 1.7.12 and 1.8.0 through 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or kill arbitrary processes via a symlink attack on the file specified by the --pid-file option.

Published: 2013-09-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-4277 is rated Low Risk (30.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4277

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.23% 0.69% +0.46%
2 2025-07-20 0.30% 0.23% -0.07%
3 2025-07-13 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4277

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4277

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-4277

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2013-4277 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (subversion), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4277
gentoo low CVE-2013-4277: 1 GLSA(s) (201309-11), 1 atom(s) (dev-vcs/subversion); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-4277
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4277
ubuntu low CVE-2013-4277 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (subversion), 7 status rows across 7 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream): ignored 5, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4277

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4277

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache subversion 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.15 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.18 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.19 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.21 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.6.23 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.7.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4277

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