Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-5024
CVE-2009-5024
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.
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Affected products
30cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 29 more
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.1.10
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.1.11
Patches
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References
8- viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.pynvdPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9nvd
- viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cginvd
- viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGESnvd
- viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.pynvd
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928nvd
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