UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2168

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2168

    Published: 5 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2168
    Aliases:
    USN-3388-2

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2168, https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-2168-advisory.txt, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3388-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2168

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: subversion

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.8-1ubuntu3.3

    Affected versions

    1.7.9-1+nmu6ubuntu3
    1.7.13-2ubuntu1
    1.7.13-2ubuntu2
    1.7.13-2ubuntu3
    1.7.14-1ubuntu2

    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
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