CVE-2009-5024 describes a resource-consumption vulnerability in ViewVC versions prior to 1.1.11, allowing remote attackers to bypass the cvsdb row_limit setting via the 'limit' parameter, specifically during "query revision history" requests. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.