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CVE-2016-2146
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-04-15T14:59:12.083 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:43:31.730

Summary

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 products

fedoraproject — fedora

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References

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