CVE-2016-2146

 

Published at: - 15-04-2016 04:59

Last modified: - 02-10-2022 10:37

Total changes: - 2

Description

The am_read_post_data function in mod_auth_mellon before 0.11.1 does not limit the amount of data read, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process crash, web server deadlock, or memory consumption) via a large amount of POST data.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• FEDORA-2016-5cf6959198-
• [modmellon] 20160309 security update: mod_auth_mellon version 0.11.1-
• https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2016-2146

 

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Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

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Common vulnerability scoring system

 

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