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CVE-2016-8734

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 6.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-10-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It affects Apache. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-8734
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
6.38%
Apache

Original NVD Description

Apache Subversion's mod_dontdothat module and HTTP clients 1.4.0 through 1.8.16, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.4 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack caused by exponential XML entity expansion. The attack can cause the targeted process to consume an excessive amount of CPU resources or memory.

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