CVE-2009-5024 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 23 May 2011 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can bypass resource limits in ViewVC to cause denial of service via crafted query requests.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2009-5024?

CVE-2009-5024 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5024?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Viewvc Viewvc.

How do I fix CVE-2009-5024?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2009-5024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hwcj-q6q8-r3j3.