CVE-2016-2145

high

Description

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.

References

https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2016-03/msg00000.html

https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179085.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-04-15

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High