The 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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-2168 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 5 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | subversion | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | subversion | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | subversion | Will not fix |