What is CVE-2016-2145?

CVE-2016-2145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uninett Mod Auth Mellon, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-2145?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Uninett Mod Auth Mellon

CVE-2016-2145

The am_read_post_data function in mod_auth_mellon before 0.11.1 does not check if the ap_get_client_block function returns an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash) via a crafted POST data.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.031 (86.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Uninett Mod_auth_mellon
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2145?: CVE-2016-2145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uninett Mod Auth Mellon, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-2145?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.