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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-2167: Security patch for mod_dav_svn ((Multiple Advisories))

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-2167: Security patch for mod_dav_svn ((Multiple Advisories))

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
05/05/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/01/2017
Modified
02/02/2018

Description

The canonicalize_username function in svnserve/cyrus_auth.c in Apache Subversion before 1.8.16 and 1.9.x before 1.9.4, when Cyrus SASL authentication is used, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended access restrictions via a realm string that is a prefix of an expected repository realm string.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mod_dav_svn
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-subversion

References

  • ALAS-2016-710
  • DLA-448-1
  • DSA-3561
  • 89417
  • 1035706
  • GLSA-201610-05
  • CVE-2016-2167
  • USN-3388-1
  • USN-3388-2
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