Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-2146
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.006
EPSS Ranking 69.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179085.html
- https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71
- https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2016-03/msg00000.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179085.html
- https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71
- https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2016-03/msg00000.html
Products affected by CVE-2016-2146
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:-
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.10.0
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.11.0
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.9.0
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cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:0.9.1
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cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23