CVE-2016-8734
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 12.9%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-8734
To remediate CVE-2016-8734, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/subversion—upgrade to 1.9.5-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-8734 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 12.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.9.5-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |