CVE-2017-5850 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by sending HTTP Range requests for large files in OpenBSD httpd.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5850?
CVE-2017-5850 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 27 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
httpd in OpenBSD allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of requests for a large file using an HTTP Range header.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5850?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5850?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2017-5850 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5850 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Openbsd Openbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w557-652h-8mqq.