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CVE-2016-2146

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Date: April 15, 2016

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2146
https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2016-03/msg00000.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2146
https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-2146

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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