CVE-2013-4558
Description
The get_parent_resource function in repos.c in mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module in Subversion 1.7.11 through 1.7.13 and 1.8.1 through 1.8.4, when built with assertions enabled and SVNAutoversioning is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and Apache process abort) via a non-canonical URL in a request, as demonstrated using a trailing /.
Predictions
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.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.7.14-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.7.14-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.7.14-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.7.14-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.7.14-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | mod_dav_svn | - | |
| apache | subversion | 1.7.11 | |
| apache | subversion | 1.7.12 | |
| apache | subversion | 1.7.13 | |
| apache | subversion | 1.8.1 | |
| apache | subversion | 1.8.2 | |
| apache | subversion | 1.8.3 | |
| apache | subversion | 1.8.4 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00048.html
- http://osvdb.org/100363
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4558-advisory.txt
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033431
- https://github.com/apache/subversion/commit/2c77c43e4255555f3b79f761f0d141393a3856cc
- https://github.com/apache/subversion/commit/647e3f8365a74831bb915f63793b63e31fae062d
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4558
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.