CVE-2013-4131 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in the Subversion Apache module via specific HTTP requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-4131?

CVE-2013-4131 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module in Subversion 1.7.0 through 1.7.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure or out-of-bounds read) via a certain (1) COPY, (2) DELETE, or (3) MOVE request against a revision root.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4131?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Subversion.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4131?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2013-4131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4131, GHSA-632g-wm7q-4fjw, MGASA-2013-0244.

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