CVE-2017-5850 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenBSD's httpd server, allowing remote attackers to exhaust memory by repeatedly requesting large files with HTTP Range headers. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to a complete loss of availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry exists, but there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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