CVE-2016-2145 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2145?

CVE-2016-2145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 15 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The am_read_post_data function in mod_auth_mellon before 0.11.1 does not check if the ap_get_client_block function returns an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash) via a crafted POST data.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2145?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Uninett Mod Auth Mellon.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2145?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-2145 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2145, GHSA-c4mg-qw2m-q8mc.