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CVE-2016-2167

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, …

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ApacheSubversion
through 1.8.15
Versions 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3

Weakness classification

References