CVE-2016-6312
Publication date 17 July 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
The mod_dontdothat component of the mod_dav_svn Apache module in Subversion as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote authenticated users with access to the webdav repository to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and httpd crash). NOTE: Exists as a regression to CVE-2009-1955.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| apr-util | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |