# CVE-2013-4558: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-12-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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 /.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033431
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4558-advisory.txt
- http://osvdb.org/100363
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00048.html
- https://github.com/apache/subversion/commit/2c77c43e4255555f3b79f761f0d141393a3856cc
- https://github.com/apache/subversion/commit/647e3f8365a74831bb915f63793b63e31fae062d

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