Summary
Check the version of mod_auth_mellon
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
mod_auth_mellon provides a SAML 2.0 authentication module for the Apache HTTP Server.
An information disclosure flaw was found in mod_auth_mellon's session handling that could lead to sessions overlapping in memory. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to obtain data from another user's session. (CVE-2014-8566)
It was found that uninitialized data could be read when processing a user's logout request. By attempting to log out, a user could possibly cause the Apache HTTP Server to crash. (CVE-2014-8567)
Red Hat would like to thank the mod_auth_mellon team for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Matthew Slowe as the original reporter of CVE-2014-8566.
All users of mod_auth_mellon are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct these issues.
Affected
mod_auth_mellon on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check if the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2014-8566, CVE-2014-8567 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
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