CVE-2014-8567: redhat enterprise_linux_desktop Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-8567 is a high (CVSS 9.4) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in redhat enterprise_linux_desktop. EPSS estimates a 3.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 9.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 14-11-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.59%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.59% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat6 products
- enterprise_linux_desktop6.0
- enterprise_linux_server6.0
- enterprise_linux_server_aus6.6
- enterprise_linux_server_eus6.6
- enterprise_linux_server_tus6.6
Debian1 product
- libapache2-mod-auth-mellon< 0.9.0
Uninett1 product
- mod_auth_mellon< 0.8.1
3 vendors · 8 products
References
7 links- postlister.uninett.no/sympa/arc/modmellon/2014-11/msg00000.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTVendor Advisory
- github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/commit/0f5b4fd860fa7e3a6c47201637aab05395f32647X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory