CVE-2020-17525
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-03-17 09:20
Modified
2025-02-13 16:27
Severity ?
Summary
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
References
security@apache.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2020-17525-advisory.txtExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2020-17525-advisory.txtExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
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Apache Software Foundation Apache Subversion Version: mod_authz_svn   < 1.14.1
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