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.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2016-04-15T14:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.703Z
Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-2146
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    No data.
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-04-15T14:59:12.083
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-2146
 Redhat
                        Redhat