VulnerabilityModified
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-service attack caused by exponential XML entity expansion.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 6.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.38% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- apache/subversion · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3932Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94588Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037361Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7798f5cda1b2a3c70db4be77694b12dec8fcc1a441b00009d44f0e09%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-8734-advisory.txtIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3932Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94588Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037361Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7798f5cda1b2a3c70db4be77694b12dec8fcc1a441b00009d44f0e09%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-8734-advisory.txtIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.