CVE - CVE-2016-2146

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-2146	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:FEDORA-2016-5cf6959198 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179085.html MISC:[modmellon] 20160309 security update: mod_auth_mellon version 0.11.1 URL:https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2016-03/msg00000.html MISC:https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71 URL:https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160129	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160129)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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