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 :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
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.
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CVE-2017-5850 vulnerability over time.
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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5850 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-5850
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.90 }} -0.73%
score
0.86888
percentile