Out-of-Bounds Affecting libapache2-mod-auth-mellon package, versions <0.12.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBAPACHE2MODAUTHMELLON-282355
  • published15 Apr 2016
  • disclosed15 Apr 2016

Introduced: 15 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-2146  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 libapache2-mod-auth-mellon to version 0.12.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libapache2-mod-auth-mellon package and not the libapache2-mod-auth-mellon package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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