CVE-2016-2146
N/A
Published: April 15, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraMod Auth Mellon
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v ≤ 0.11.0
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179085.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://sympa.uninett.no/lists/uninett.no/arc/modmellon/2016-03/msg00000.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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