SB2016050510 - Input validation error in Subversion
Published: May 5, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016050510
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2168)
The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184545.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00044.html
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-announce/201604.mbox/%3CCAP_GPNgfn1iKueW51EpmXzXi_URNfGNofZSgOyW1_jnSeNm5DQ@mail.gmail.com%3E
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-announce/201604.mbox/%3CCAP_GPNgJet+7_MAhomFVOXPgLtewcUw9w=k9zdPCkq5tvPxVMA@mail.gmail.com%3E
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-2168-advisory.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3561
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89320
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035707
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.417496
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05