CVE-2020-17525 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Subversion's mod_authz_svn module, affecting Apache Subversion and Debian Subversion when using in-repository authz rules with AuthzSVNReposRelativeAccessFile. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger a server crash by requesting a non-existent repository URL, leading to service disruption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.9.0, < 1.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.11.0, < 1.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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