CVE-2016-8734

CVSS V2 Medium 4 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
Apache Subversion's mod_dontdothat module and HTTP clients 1.4.0 through 1.8.16, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.4 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack caused by exponential XML entity expansion. The attack can cause the targeted process to consume an excessive amount of CPU resources or memory.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-8734
  • Assigner
  • security@apache.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-10-16T13:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-10-20T22:15:19
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-400 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 6.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-8734-advisory.txt Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7798f5cda1b2a3c70db4be77694b12dec8fcc1a441b00009d44f0e09@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037361 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94588 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3932 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8734
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8734
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:22:55 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 22:00:25 2017-10-16T13:29Z 2017-10-16T13:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 22:00:25 2020-10-20T22:15:19 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 22:00:25 Modified Vulnerability Status updated