[3.4] subversion: unrestricted XML entity expansion in mod_dontdothat and Subversion clients using http(s):// (CVE-2016-8734)ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1800422 | Date: (C)2018-03-29 (M)2023-12-20 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
Subversion"s mod_dontdothat module and clients using are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack caused by exponential XML entity expansion. The attack, otherwise known as the "billion laughs attack", targets XML parsers and can cause the targeted process to consume an excessive amount of CPU resources or memory. Fixed In Version: subversion 1.8.17, subversion 1.9.5 Reference:
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Alpine Linux 3.4 |