CVE-2016-2168

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2168
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-05 18:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe req_check_access function in the mod_authz_svn module in the httpd server in Apache Subversion before 1.8.16 and 1.9.x before 1.9.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted header in a (1) MOVE or (2) COPY request, involving an authorization check.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

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 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3561-1 subversion af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-2168-advisory.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 subversion.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Apache Subversion Null Pointer Dereference in mod_authz_svn Lets Remote Authenticated Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[ANNOUNCE][SECURITY] Apache Subversion 1.9.4 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1264-1: moderate: Security update for subversion af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[ANNOUNCE][SECURITY] Apache Subversion 1.8.16 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1263-1: moderate: Security update for subversion af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Apache Subversion CVE-2016-2168 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: subversion-1.9.4-1.fc24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Subversion, Serf: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-05) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[ANNOUNCE][SECURITY] Apache Subversion 1.8.16 released MITRE mail-archives.apache.org
[ANNOUNCE][SECURITY] Apache Subversion 1.9.4 released MITRE mail-archives.apache.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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