CVE-2016-2168

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Published 2016-05-05 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
4.0
VIR risk
6.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2168

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-2168-advisory.txt

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2168.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed1.9.4-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.9.4-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.9.4-1
debian debiansidfixed1.9.4-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.9.4-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
apache apachesubversion{"endIncluding":"1.8.15"}
apache apachesubversion1.9.0
apache apachesubversion1.9.1
apache apachesubversion1.9.2
apache apachesubversion1.9.3

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.