CVE-2017-5850 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

httpd in OpenBSD allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of requests for a large file using an HTTP Range header.

Published: 2017-03-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 49.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.4959.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=148587359420912&w=2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140944/OpenBSD-HTTP-Server-6.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95997
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037758
https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.9/common/034_httpd.patch.sig
https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/017_httpd.patch.sig
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/142cfc82b932bc211218fbd7bdda8c7ce83f19df
https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-07-openbsd-httpd-CVE-2017-5850.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41278/

History

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Openbsd Openbsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-27T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:48.670Z

Reserved: 2017-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5850

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-27T15:59:00.437

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5850

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-770

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