CVE-2016-8734

Summary

CVECVE-2016-8734
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-16 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:36:00 UTC
DescriptionApache 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.10 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.11 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.12 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.13 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.14 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.15 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.16 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.17 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.18 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.19 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.20 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.21 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.23 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.9 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.10 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.11 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.12 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.13 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.14 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.15 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.16 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.17 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.18 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.19 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.20 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.9 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.10 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.11 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.12 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.13 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.14 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.15 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.16 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.9 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 1.9.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.4.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.5.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.10 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.11 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.12 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.13 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.14 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.15 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.16 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.17 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.18 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.19 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.20 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.21 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.23 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.6.9 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.10 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.11 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.12 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.13 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.14 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.15 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.16 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.17 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.18 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.19 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.20 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.7.9 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.0 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.1 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.10 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.11 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.12 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.13 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.14 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.15 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.16 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.2 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.3 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.4 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.5 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.6 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.7 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.8 All All All
Application Apache Subversion 1.8.9 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 1.9.4 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-8734-advisory.txt CONFIRM subversion.apache.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Apache Subversion XML External Entity Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3932-1 subversion DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Apache Subversion CVE-2016-8734 XML External Entity Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
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)
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