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CVE-2016-2168

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2168 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apache Subversion versions prior to 1.8.16 and 1.9.4. Remote authenticated users can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and crash the httpd server by sending a crafted header in a MOVE or COPY request, specifically during an authorization check. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low complexity by a low-privileged user, resulting in high availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
19.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1963 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 21,924 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: subversion
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: subversion
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: subversion

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-2168Moderate

subversion: DoS in mod_authz_svn during COPY/MOVE authorization check

Apr 28, 2016

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184545.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00043.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00044.html
mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/subversion-announce/201604.mbox/%3CCAP_GPNgfn1iKueW51EpmXzXi_URNfGNofZSgOyW1_jnSeNm5DQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E
mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/subversion-announce/201604.mbox/%3CCAP_GPNgJet+7_MAhomFVOXPgLtewcUw9w=k9zdPCkq5tvPxVMA%40mail.gmail.com%3E
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201610-05
subversion.apache.org / security/CVE-2016-2168-advisory.txt
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3561
securityfocus.com / bid/89320
securitytracker.com / id/1035707
slackware.com / security/viewer.php