This page tracks the Debian fix status. The vulnerability itself is described on the main CVE page.
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DEBIAN-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...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
subversion
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.4-1"}]}]
Debian:13
subversion
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.4-1"}]}]
Debian:14
subversion
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.4-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org