CVE-2011-1783

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    CVE-2011-1783

    Published: 6 Jun 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The mod_dav_svn module for the Apache HTTP Server, as distributed in Apache Subversion 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.17, when the SVNPathAuthz short_circuit option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) in opportunistic circumstances by requesting data.

    References: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062211.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061913.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/44633, http://secunia.com/advisories/44681, http://secunia.com/advisories/44849, http://secunia.com/advisories/44888, http://secunia.com/advisories/45162, http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2011-1783-advisory.txt, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130, http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.6.17/CHANGES, http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2251, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:106, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0862.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48091, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025618, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1144-1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709112, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18889, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709112

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High