CVE-2016-2146 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the am_read_post_data function of mod_auth_mellon versions prior to 0.11.1, affecting Fedora and UNINETT distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger worker process crashes, web server deadlocks, or excessive memory consumption by sending a large amount of POST data. Rated with a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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