CVE-2016-2145

mod_auth_mellon: Missing error check when calling ap_get_client_block()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 9, 2016

Updated · January 14, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-391 · Unchecked Error Condition