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.
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DSA-3932-1 | subversion security update |
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EUVD-2016-9573 | 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. |
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USN-3388-1 | Subversion vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T20:01:52.257Z
Reserved: 2016-10-18T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-8734

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-10-16T13:29:00.220
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-8734


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