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CVE-2016-8734

Apache Subversion's mod_dontdothat module and HTTP clients 1.4.0 through 1.8.16, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.4 are vulnerable to a denial-of-serv…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.4%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

Apache Subversion's mod_dontdothat module and HTTP clients 1.4.0 through 1.8.16, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.4 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack caused by exponential XML entity expansion. The attack can cause the targeted process to consume an excessive amount of CPU resources or memory.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Subversion

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/94588 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/7798f5cda1b2a3c70db4be77694b12dec8fcc1a441b00009d44f0e09%40%3Cannounce.apache · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037361 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3932 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • subversion.apache.org /security/CVE-2016-8734-advisory.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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