CVE-2014-8566
The mod_auth_mellon module before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2014-8566- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2014-8566- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8403 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2014-8403- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4cw9-fccf-p75x No score
The mod_auth_mellon module before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information...
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."
- Record
GHSA-4cw9-fccf-p75x- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2014-8566- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8566 No score
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."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8566- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libapache2-mod-auth-mellonDebian:12 |
before 0.9.1 | 0.9.1 |
libapache2-mod-auth-mellonDebian:13 |
before 0.9.1 | 0.9.1 |
libapache2-mod-auth-mellonDebian:14 |
before 0.9.1 | 0.9.1 |
mod_auth_mellonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:0.8.0-3.el6_6 | 0:0.8.0-3.el6_6 |
mod_auth_mellon-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:0.8.0-3.el6_6 | 0:0.8.0-3.el6_6 |
mod_auth_mellonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:0.8.0-3.el6_6 | 0:0.8.0-3.el6_6 |
mod_auth_mellon-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:0.8.0-3.el6_6 | 0:0.8.0-3.el6_6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8566 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Oracle Linux, published November 15, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in libapache2-mod-auth-mellon 0.9.1.
References
linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1803.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1803.html
github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/releases/tag/v0.8.1
secunia.com/advisories/62094
postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8566
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8566
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1803
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157281
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2014/rhsa-2014_1803.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8566