CVE-2020-17525

Remote unauthenticated denial-of-service in Subversion mod_authz_svn

Published Mar 17, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 40.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Subversion's mod_authz_svn module will crash if the server is using in-repository authz rules with the AuthzSVNReposRelativeAccessFile option and a client sends a request for a non-existing repository URL. This can lead to disruption for users of the service. This issue was fixed in mod_dav_svn+mod_authz_svn servers 1.14.1 and mod_dav_svn+mod_authz_svn servers 1.10.7

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

As a workaround, the use of in-repository authz rules files with the AuthzSVNReposRelativeAccessFile can be avoided by switching to an alternative configuration which fetches an authz rules file from the server's filesystem, rather than from an SVN repository.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2646-1 subversion security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4851-1 subversion security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-9463 Subversion's mod_authz_svn module will crash if the server is using in-repository authz rules with the AuthzSVNReposRelativeAccessFile option and a client sends a request for a non-existing repository URL. This can lead to disruption for users of the service. This issue was fixed in mod_dav_svn+mod_authz_svn servers 1.14.1 and mod_dav_svn+mod_authz_svn servers 1.10.7
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5322-1 Subversion vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5445-1 Subversion vulnerabilities
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 4:27 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 17, 2021, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:59 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 10, 2021, 12:00 PM