PulseLinuxLINUX UPDATE INTELLIGENCE
CVE Database›Document archive›CVE-2015-5159

CVE-2015-5159

python-kdcproxy: Missing request size limit allows denial of service

Loading…

Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · July 21, 2015

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

python-kdcproxy before 0.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large POST request.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Add “LimitRequestBody 100000” to the <Location> stanza, like this:

<Location "/KdcProxy">
    Satisfy Any
    Order Deny,Allow
    Allow from all
    WSGIProcessGroup kdcproxy
    WSGIApplicationGroup kdcproxy
    LimitRequestBody 100000
</Location>

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption