CVE-2016-2146

Published: Apr 15, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Fedoraproject: Fedora · Uninett: Mod Auth Mellon

1 product

1 product

Mod Auth Mellon

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 23

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Uninett Mod Auth Mellon	Up to 0.11.0

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179085.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2016-03/msg00000.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179085.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2016-03/msg00000.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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