CVE-2016-2145 (GCVE-0-2016-2145)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-15 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The am_read_post_data function in mod_auth_mellon before 0.11.1 does not check if the ap_get_client_block function returns an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash) via a crafted POST data.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/mod… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Date Public
2016-03-02 00:00
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