HIGH
mod_auth_mellon: logout processing leads to denial of service
Published Nov 14, 2014
9.4
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.59%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 0.8.1
Configuration 2
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.6
- 6.6
- 6.6
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mod_auth_mellon-0:0.8.0-3.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1803
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mod_auth_mellon-0:0.8.0-3.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1803 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.4 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.59% 0.03588
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03588
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03588) | 89.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03588) | 87.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 4.43% (0.04434) | 88.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.42% (0.02415) | 83.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.94% (0.05939) | 83.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.42% (0.02415) | 84.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.52% (0.01522) | 87.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 1.52% (0.01522) | 87.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 1.72% (0.01721) | 87.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.71% (0.01710) | 85.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1803.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1803.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62094 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62125 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8567 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157954 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/commit/0f5b4fd860fa7e3a6c47201637aab05395f32647 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8567
- https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8567
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1803.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1803.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62094 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62125 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8567 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157954 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/commit/0f5b4fd860fa7e3a6c47201637aab05395f32647 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8567 | ||
| https://postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8567 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 14, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 31, 2014
Link CVE-2014-8567
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a