CVE-2014-8567

critical
Published 2014-11-14 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
9.4
VIR risk
9.4

Description

The mod_auth_mellon module before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache HTTP server crash) via a crafted logout request that triggers a read of uninitialized data.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8567

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.9.0
debian debianbullseyefixed0.9.0
debian debianforkyfixed0.9.0
debian debiansidfixed0.9.0
debian debiantrixiefixed0.9.0
redhat rhel6.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
uninettmod_auth_mellon{"endExcluding":"0.8.1"}0.8.1

References

CWEs

CWE-399

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.