VDB
CVE-2016-2146
CVE-2016-2146
REJECTED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 3.29% · 87.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
3.29%
87.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libapache2-mod-auth-mellon | 0, 0.10.0-1, 0.11.0-1 |
Timeline
- Apr 15, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2146 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1315747 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2146 third-party-advisory