CVE-2016-8734
high-risk
Published 2017-10-16
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.
Do I need to act?
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12.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 87% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
References (12)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3932
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94588
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037361
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3932
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94588
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037361
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
12/34 · Low
Exposure
29/34 · Critical