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CVE-2009-5024

Published: May 23, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

n/an/a
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
viewvcviewvc
On-prem
DevTools & CI / source-control
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
viewvcoss-projectDevTools & CIaka viewvc

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928
securityfocus.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9
openwall.com
http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433
viewvc.tigris.org
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Timeline

Published
May 23, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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