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.
Published: 2011-05-23
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2563-1 viewvc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-4982 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:24:53.699Z

Reserved: 2010-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-5024

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-05-23T22:55:01.100

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2009-5024

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Weaknesses