Description
The canonicalize_username function in svnserve/cyrus_auth.c in Apache Subversion before 1.8.16 and 1.9.x before 1.9.4, when Cyrus SASL authentication is used, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended access restrictions via a realm string that is a prefix of an expected repository realm string.
Published: 2016-05-05
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-448-1 subversion security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3561-1 subversion security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3255 The canonicalize_username function in svnserve/cyrus_auth.c in Apache Subversion before 1.8.16 and 1.9.x before 1.9.4, when Cyrus SASL authentication is used, allows remote attackers to authenticate and bypass intended access restrictions via a realm string that is a prefix of an expected repository realm string.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3388-1 Subversion vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3388-2 Subversion vulnerabilities
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Apache Subversion
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.578Z

Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2167

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-05T18:59:00.117

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2167

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-04-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2167 - Bugzilla

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