CVE-2014-8566
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.4
VIR risk
6.4
Description
The mod_auth_mellon module before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via unspecified vectors related to a "session overflow" involving "sessions overlapping in memory."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8566
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.8.1
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.9.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.9.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.9.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.9.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.9.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| uninett | mod_auth_mellon | {"endIncluding":"0.8.0"} | |
References
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1803.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1803.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62094
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62125
- https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.8.1
- https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8566
CWEs
CWE-200
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.