CVE-2011-1783 Information

Description

The mod_dav_svn module for the Apache HTTP Server as distributed in Apache Subversion 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.17 when the SVNPathAuthz short_circuit option is enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) in opportunistic circumstances by requesting data.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062211.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061913.html http://secunia.com/advisories/44633 http://secunia.com/advisories/44681 http://secunia.com/advisories/44849 http://secunia.com/advisories/44888 http://secunia.com/advisories/45162 http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2011-1783-advisory.txt http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.6.17/CHANGES http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2251 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:106 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0862.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48091 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025618 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1144-1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709112 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A18889