Privilege Escalation in Subversion Daemonize Module

CVE-2013-7393

Summary

The daemonize.py module in Subversion versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.1 has a vulnerability that allows local users to exploit a symlink attack targeting the pid file created when using the --pidfile option. This can lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, particularly affecting the operation of svnwcsub.py or irkerbridge.py components. To mitigate the risk, it is essential for users to update to a secured version of Subversion and avoid using vulnerable configurations.

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