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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.

Published

2011-05-23T22:55:01.100

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application viewvc viewvc ≤ 1.1.10 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 0.8 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 0.9 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 0.9.1 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 0.9.2 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 0.9.3 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 0.9.4 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.0 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.1 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.2 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.3 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.4 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.5 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.6 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.7 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.8 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.9 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.10 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.0.11 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.0 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.1 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.2 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.3 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.4 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.5 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.6 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.7 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.8 Yes
Application viewvc viewvc 1.1.9 Yes
References