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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Uninett Mod Auth Mellon. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component mod_auth_mellon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 11/14/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at postlister.uninett.no. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8567 since 10/31/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78876 (CentOS 6 : mod_auth_mellon (CESA-2014:1803)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122846 (CentOS Security Update for mod_auth_mellon (CESA-2014:1803)).

Upgrading to version 0.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (78876), SecurityFocus (BID 70896†), Secunia (SA62094†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47075†). The entry VDB-72879 is related to this item.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Uninett

Name

• Mod Auth Mellon

License

• open-source

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Temp Score: 8.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 78876
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : mod_auth_mellon (CESA-2014:1803)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2014-1803
OpenVAS File: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Mod Auth Mellon 0.8.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/01/2013 🔍
10/31/2014 +668 days 🔍
11/03/2014 +3 days 🔍
11/10/2014 +7 days 🔍
11/14/2014 +4 days 🔍
11/14/2014 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2014 +2 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +131 days 🔍
04/04/2022 +2565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2014:1803
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-8567 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 70896 - mod_auth_mellon CVE-2014-8567 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 62094 - Red Hat update for mod_auth_mellon, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 47075 - mod_auth_mellon before 0.8.1 Remote DoS via a Crafted Logout Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 02:56 PM
Updated: 04/04/2022 07:28 AM
Changes: 03/27/2015 02:56 PM (64), 06/12/2017 08:12 AM (10), 04/04/2022 07:17 AM (4), 04/04/2022 07:22 AM (1), 04/04/2022 07:28 AM (2)
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