CVE-2016-6312

6.5 mediumEPSS 2.2%

The mod_dontdothat component of the mod_dav_svn Apache module in Subversion as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote authenticated users with access to the webdav repository to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and httpd crash). NOTE: Exists as a regression to CVE-2009-1955.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 82% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-400
Published: 2017-07-17
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

redhat:enterprise_linux

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92320
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1364122
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92320
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1364122

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