7.5
HIGH
CVE-2017-5850
OpenBSD httpd Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 27, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-5850 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5850 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openbsd openbsd
2 Openbsd openbsd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-5850.

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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5850 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5850 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-770
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95997 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95997 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140944/OpenBSD-HTTP-Server-6.0-Denial-Of-Service.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140944/OpenBSD-HTTP-Server-6.0-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.9/common/034_httpd.patch.sig No Types Assigned https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.9/common/034_httpd.patch.sig Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/017_httpd.patch.sig No Types Assigned https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/017_httpd.patch.sig Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/142cfc82b932bc211218fbd7bdda8c7ce83f19df No Types Assigned https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/142cfc82b932bc211218fbd7bdda8c7ce83f19df Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=148587359420912&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=148587359420912&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41278/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41278/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-07-openbsd-httpd-CVE-2017-5850.html No Types Assigned https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-07-openbsd-httpd-CVE-2017-5850.html Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/15 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/15 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037758 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037758 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.51 }} 4.62%

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0.93663

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