CVE-2016-2168 Null dereference in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service via a crafted header in MOVE or COPY requests due to a NULL pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-2168?
CVE-2016-2168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The req_check_access function in the mod_authz_svn module in the httpd server in Apache Subversion before 1.8.16 and 1.9.x before 1.9.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted header in a (1) MOVE or (2) COPY request, involving an authorization check.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2168?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Subversion.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2168?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-2168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-9800 A maliciously constructed svn+ssh:// URL would cause Subversion clients before 1.8.19, 1.9.x before 1.9.7, and 1.10.0.x through 1.10.0-alpha
- CVE-2013-4246 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2015-5259 Integer overflow in n/a
- CVE-2024-45720 Apache Subversion: Command line argument injection on Windows platforms
- CVE-2015-0202 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2168, GHSA-h8ww-x8qq-fcxm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2168.