CVE-2016-2146

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CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

3%p88

Published

Apr 15, 2016 (Apr 15, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: fedoraproject uninett
Products: fedora, mod auth mellon
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (3.4%)

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