CVE-2009-5024
ViewVC before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to bypass the cvsdb row_limit configuration setting,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-5024- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-5024- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4982 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4982- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwcj-q6q8-r3j3 No score
ViewVC before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to bypass the cvsdb row_limit configuration setting,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hwcj-q6q8-r3j3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
viewvcDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.1.5-1.1+squeeze2, plus listed versions 1.1.5-1.11.1.5-1.1+squeeze1 |
1.1.5-1.1+squeeze2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-5024 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Viewvc, published May 23, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.64%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/47928
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9
viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5024
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwcj-q6q8-r3j3