ghsa-hwcj-q6q8-r3j3
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-02 04:00
Modified
2025-04-11 03:47
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-5024"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2011-05-23T22:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-hwcj-q6q8-r3j3",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T03:47:06Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T04:00:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5024"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u\u0026view=log#rev2547"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u\u0026r1=2547\u0026r2=2546\u0026pathrev=2547"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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