FKIE_CVE-2014-8566

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-11-15 21:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:16
Severity
Summary
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."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1803.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1803.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62094
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62125
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.8.1Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1803.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1803.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62094
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62125
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.8.1Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
uninett mod_auth_mellon *
oracle linux 6
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