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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-04-15T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.703Z

Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2146

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-04-15T14:59:12.083

Modified: 2016-04-25T13:58:22.127

Link: CVE-2016-2146

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-03-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2146 - Bugzilla