VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-5024
ViewVC before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to bypass the cvsdb row_limit configuration setting, and consequently conduct resource-consumption attacks, via the limit parameter, as demonstrated by a "query revision history" request.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.64%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.64%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ViewVC before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to bypass the cvsdb row_limit configuration setting, and consequently conduct resource-consumption attacks, via the limit parameter, as demonstrated by a "query revision history" request.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.64% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- viewvc/viewvc
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u&view=log#rev2547
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u&r1=2547&r2=2546&pathrev=2547Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u&view=log#rev2547
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u&r1=2547&r2=2546&pathrev=2547Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.