CVE-2016-2145

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2145
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-15 14:59:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Application Uninett Mod Auth Mellon All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Handle ap_get_client_block() error in am_read_post_data() by vrasneur · Pull Request #71 · UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mod_auth_mellon-0.11.1-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
modmellon - For discussions about mod_mellon Apache module. - arc_protect af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sympa.uninett.no
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