CVE-2016-2146
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.65%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-2146
To remediate CVE-2016-2146, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libapache2-mod-auth-mellon—upgrade to 0.12.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2146 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.12.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |