Uninett Mod Auth Mellon prior 0.8.0 mod_auth_mellon information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Uninett Mod Auth Mellon. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component mod_auth_mellon. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-8566. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Uninett Mod Auth Mellon. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component mod_auth_mellon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The weakness was shared 11/15/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at postlister.uninett.no. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8566 since 10/31/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 70893†), Secunia (SA62094†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46919†). The entry VDB-72874 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 78876
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : mod_auth_mellon (CESA-2014:1803)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2014-1803
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mod Auth Mellon 0.8.0

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03/27/2015 +132 days 🔍
04/04/2022 +2565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2014:1803
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CVE: CVE-2014-8566 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8566
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72879

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SecurityFocus: 70893 - mod_auth_mellon CVE-2014-8566 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 62094 - Red Hat update for mod_auth_mellon, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 46919 - mod_auth_mellon <0.8.1 Authentication Module for Apache Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/04/2022 07:56
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (66), 06/11/2017 05:07 (10), 04/04/2022 07:50 (4), 04/04/2022 07:56 (1)
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