FKIE_CVE-2009-5024

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-05-23 22:55 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9
secalert@redhat.comhttp://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433
secalert@redhat.comhttp://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES
secalert@redhat.comhttp://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u&view=log#rev2547
secalert@redhat.comhttp://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u&r1=2547&r2=2546&pathrev=2547Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u&view=log#rev2547
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u&r1=2547&r2=2546&pathrev=2547Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
viewvc viewvc *
viewvc viewvc 0.8
viewvc viewvc 0.9
viewvc viewvc 0.9.1
viewvc viewvc 0.9.2
viewvc viewvc 0.9.3
viewvc viewvc 0.9.4
viewvc viewvc 1.0.0
viewvc viewvc 1.0.1
viewvc viewvc 1.0.2
viewvc viewvc 1.0.3
viewvc viewvc 1.0.4
viewvc viewvc 1.0.5
viewvc viewvc 1.0.6
viewvc viewvc 1.0.7
viewvc viewvc 1.0.8
viewvc viewvc 1.0.9
viewvc viewvc 1.0.10
viewvc viewvc 1.0.11
viewvc viewvc 1.1.0
viewvc viewvc 1.1.1
viewvc viewvc 1.1.2
viewvc viewvc 1.1.3
viewvc viewvc 1.1.4
viewvc viewvc 1.1.5
viewvc viewvc 1.1.6
viewvc viewvc 1.1.7
viewvc viewvc 1.1.8
viewvc viewvc 1.1.9
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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