CVE catalog
CVE-2016-2167
subversion: CVE-2016-2167
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.81% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | subversion | sid | 1.14.5-6 | fixed |
| Debian | subversion | forky | 1.14.5-6 | fixed |
| Debian | subversion | trixie | 1.14.5-3 | fixed |
| Debian | subversion | bookworm | 1.14.2-4+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.9-1+nmu6ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.13-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.13-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.13-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.14-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.5-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.8.13-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.2-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.2-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.3-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.3-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.9-1+nmu6ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.13-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.13-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.13-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.7.14-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.5-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.8.13-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.2-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.2-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.3-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.3-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | subversion | 16.04 | 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | subversion | linux enterprise software development kit 12 | 1.8.10-21.1 | fixed |
| Suse | subversion | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 1.8.10-21.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | subversion | source | sid | 1.9.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | subversion | source | forky | 1.9.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | subversion | source | trixie | 1.9.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | subversion | source | bookworm | 1.9.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | subversion | deb | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2167 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | subversion | deb | 16.04 | 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2167 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | subversion | deb | 14.04 | 1.8.8-1ubuntu3.3 | Not reported | USN-3388-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | subversion | deb | 16.04 | 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | USN-3388-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | subversion | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 | 1.8.10-21.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:1249-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | subversion | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 1.8.10-21.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:1249-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libapache2-mod-svn]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
- [libsvn1]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
- [libsvn-dev]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
- [libsvn-doc]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
- [libsvn-java]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
- [libsvn-perl]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
- [python3-subversion]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
- [ruby-svn]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
- [subversion]Fixed
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
- [subversion-tools]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
1.14.2-4+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · bookworm; dsa · subversion · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libapache2-mod-svn]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
- [libsvn1]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
- [libsvn-dev]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
- [libsvn-doc]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
- [libsvn-java]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
- [libsvn-perl]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
- [python3-subversion]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
- [ruby-svn]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
- [subversion]Fixed
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
- [subversion-tools]Fixed
Source package: [subversion]
Details (2)
1.14.5-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
1.14.5-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.4-1dsa · subversion · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2016_1249-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2167]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-448-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3561-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:1249-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2167]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3388-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2167]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]