Check the version of mod_auth_mellon

Please Install the Updated Packages.

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.

mod_auth_mellon on CentOS 6

Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check if the version is vulnerable or not.

• http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2014-November/020737.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25