Name: CVE-2016-2146: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-2146, CWE-119, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00649

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libapache2-mod-auth-mellon	Jul 30, 2024	Apr 15, 2016
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2	—	Upgrade mod_auth_mellon	Dec 4, 2019	Apr 15, 2016
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3	—	Upgrade mod_auth_mellon	Sep 25, 2019	Apr 15, 2016
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Mar 9, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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