Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-8566
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."
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of serviceInformation leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8566
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.67%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 89 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-8566
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.4
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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4.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-8566
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-8566
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1803.html
RHSA-2014:1803 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.html
modmellon - For discussions about mod_mellon Apache module. - arc_protectPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.8.1
Release mod_auth_mellon 0.8.1 · Uninett/mod_auth_mellon · GitHubPatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1803.html
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-1803
Products affected by CVE-2014-8566
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:uninett:mod_auth_mellon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*