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.
Published: 2016-04-15
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3246 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.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00804}

epss

{'score': 0.0129}


Subscriptions

Fedoraproject Fedora
Uninett Mod Auth Mellon
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.820Z

Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2145

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-15T14:59:11.097

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2145

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-03-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2145 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses