Vulnerability CVE-2009-5024

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-5024 (CCN-67588)

Assigned:

2010-12-09

Published:

2011-05-02

Updated:

2018-08-13

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-399

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-5024

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20110519 CVE Request: viewvc DoS

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20110519 Re: CVE Request: viewvc DoS

Source: CCN
Type: Tigris.org: viewvc
viewvc Issue 433

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u&view=log#rev2547

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u&r1=2547&r2=2546&pathrev=2547

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-2563

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2563
viewvc -- several vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 73464
ViewVC cvsdb row_limit Bypass limit Parameter Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
47928

Source: CCN
Type: BID-47928
ViewVC 'cvsdb.py' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: ViewVC Web site
ViewVC: Repository Browsing

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
viewvc-cvsdb-dos(67588)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.1.10)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*