CVE-2011-1783 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via infinite loop and memory consumption in mod_dav_svn when short_circuit is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1783?
CVE-2011-1783 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 6 Jun 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The mod_dav_svn module for the Apache HTTP Server, as distributed in Apache Subversion 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.17, when the SVNPathAuthz short_circuit option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) in opportunistic circumstances by requesting data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1783?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apache Subversion, Apple Mac Os X, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1783?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-1783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
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- CVE-2013-4246 Denial of service in n/a
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- CVE-2015-0202 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1783, GHSA-6hv5-jvfr-j4jm.