CVE-2016-6312 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Redhat Enterprise Linux

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 33.36%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Redhat Enterprise LinuxDebian Apr-util
Timeline
PublishedJul 17
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The mod_dontdothat component of the mod_dav_svn Apache module in Subversion as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote authenticated users with access to the webdav repository to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and httpd crash). NOTE: Exists as a regression to CVE-2009-1955.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

Also affects: Enterprise Linux 5.11

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-75fh-5jm2-jr94: The mod_dontdothat component of the mod_dav_svn Apache module in Subversion as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
httpd: Billion laughs attack regression↗2016-08-04
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Debian
CVE-2016-6312: apr-util - The mod_dontdothat component of the mod_dav_svn Apache module in Subversion as p...↗2016
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6312 apr-util, httpd: Billion laughs attack regression↗2016-08-04
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