CVE-2016-2146
Apache mod_auth_mellon Remote Denial of Service
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 15, 2016, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 25, 2016, 1:58 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71 No Types Assigned https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71 Patch Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
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0.71 }} 0.00%
score
0.77341
percentile