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CVE-2017-5850
Published:March 27, 2017
Updated:May 16, 2026
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.
Related Resources (11)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037758
https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-07-openbsd-httpd-CVE-2017-5850.html
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/142cfc82b932bc211218fbd7bdda8c7ce83f19df
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/6
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/15
https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/017_httpd.patch.sig
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95997
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41278/
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=148587359420912&w=2
https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.9/common/034_httpd.patch.sig
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140944/OpenBSD-HTTP-Server-6.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770
EPSS
Base Score:
49.59