CVE-2016-2161
httpd: DoS vulnerability in mod_auth_digest
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · December 20, 2016
Updated · September 21, 2026
Description
It was discovered that the mod_auth_digest module of httpd did not properly check for memory allocation failures. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause httpd child processes to repeatedly crash if the server used HTTP digest authentication.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation