CVE-2016-2167

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2167
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-05 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:31:00 UTC
DescriptionThe canonicalize_username function in svnserve/cyrus_auth.c in Apache Subversion before 1.8.16 and 1.9.x before 1.9.4, when Cyrus SASL authentication is used, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended access restrictions via a realm string that is a prefix of an expected repository realm string.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-284

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.9.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[ANNOUNCE][SECURITY] Apache Subversion 1.9.4 released MLIST mail-archives.apache.org
[ANNOUNCE][SECURITY] Apache Subversion 1.8.16 released mail-archives.apache.org
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories SLACKWARE www.slackware.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1263-1: moderate: Security update for subversion SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Apache Subversion svnserve Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Access Other Realms on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
[ANNOUNCE][SECURITY] Apache Subversion 1.9.4 released mail-archives.apache.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3561-1 subversion DEBIAN www.debian.org
subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-2167-advisory.txt CONFIRM subversion.apache.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1264-1: moderate: Security update for subversion SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Apache Subversion CVE-2016-2167 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: subversion-1.9.4-1.fc24 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[ANNOUNCE][SECURITY] Apache Subversion 1.8.16 released MLIST mail-archives.apache.org
Subversion, Serf: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-05) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671120 EulerOS Security Update for subversion (EulerOS-SA-2019-2504)
  • 690290 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for subversion (c8174b63-0d3a-11e6-b06e-d43d7eed0ce2)
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