Apache Subversion Null Pointer Dereference in mod_authz_svn Lets Remote Authenticated Users Cause the Target Service to Crash
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1035707 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1035707
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2016-2168
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Apr 29 2016
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 1.0.0 - 1.8.15, 1.9.0 - 1.9.3
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Apache Subversion. A remote authenticated user can cause the target service to crash.
A remote user can issue a specially crafted copy or move request header to trigger a null pointer dereference in mod_authz_svn and cause the target module to crash.
Ivan Zhakov of VisualSVN reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote authenticated user can cause the target mod_authz_svn module to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (1.8.16, 1.9.4).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-2168-advisory.txt
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Vendor URL: subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-2168-advisory.txt (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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