CVE-2009-5024 json
ViewVC before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to bypass the cvsdb row_limit configuration setting, and consequently conduct resource-consump…
published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4982
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
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red hat product security vex CVE-2009-5024 updated cvss 4.3
viewvc: remote user can cause excessive CPU usage and memory consumption
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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viewvc.tigris.org
/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u&r1=2547&r2=2546&pathrev=2547
patch
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debian.org
/security/2012/dsa-2563
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/47928
vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9
mailing-list
- viewvc.tigris.org /issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1
mailing-list
- viewvc.tigris.org /source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES
- viewvc.tigris.org /source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u&view=log#rev2547
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-5024
- NVD CVE-2009-5024
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