CVE-2009-5024

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductViewvc
PublishedMay 23, 2011
First seenMay 23, 2011

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
viewvc viewvcv ≤ 1.1.10, 0.8, 0.9, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.0.10, 1.0.11, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9—

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