Apache · Subversion · CVE-2013-4558
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Subversion versions 1.7.11 through 1.7.13
Subversion versions 1.8.1 through 1.8.4
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an assertion failure and Apache process abort, via a non-canonical URL in a request. This can be demonstrated using a trailing /. The problem occurs when the `get parent resource` function in `repos.c` is used with assertions enabled and `SVNAutoversioning` is enabled.
**Recommendations**
For Subversion versions 1.7.11 through 1.7.13, consider disabling `SVNAutoversioning` to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.
For Subversion versions 1.8.1 through 1.8.4, consider disabling `SVNAutoversioning` to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to non-canonical URLs to prevent the denial of service.