Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6312
CVE-2016-6312
Description
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.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 5.11
Patches
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92320nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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