6.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.019 Low
EPSS
Percentile
88.3%
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.
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9
viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433
viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES
viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u&view=log
viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u&r1=2547&r2=2546&pathrev=2547
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563
www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928