Security Advisory
CVE-2016-2146
7.5
HIGH
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
April 15, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory