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CVE-2016-2146
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…
High7.5EPSS 3.4%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- [modmellon] 20160309 security update: mod_auth_mellon version 0.11.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/pull/71 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-5cf6959198 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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