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 /.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | subversion | 1.7.14-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | subversion | 1.7.14-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | subversion | 1.7.14-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | subversion | 1.9.5-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10538-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10538-1 libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring-1-0-1.9.5-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033431
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4558-advisory.txt
- 100363 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1836 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1860 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/apache/subversion/commit/2c77c43e4255555f3b79f761f0d141393a3856cc
- https://github.com/apache/subversion/commit/647e3f8365a74831bb915f63793b63e31fae062d