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.
References
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| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3932 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94588 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037361 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7798f5cda1b2a3c70db4be77694b12dec8fcc1a441b00009d44f0e09%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E | |
| https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-8734-advisory.txt | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html |
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Information
Published : 2017-10-16 13:29
Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15
NVD link : CVE-2016-8734
Mitre link : CVE-2016-8734
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8734
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
apache
- subversion
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption