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High
CVE-2017-5850
httpd in OpenBSD allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/6
- https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-07-openbsd-httpd-CVE-2017-5850.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95997
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/142cfc82b932bc211218fbd7bdda8c7ce83f19df
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41278/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037758
- http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=148587359420912&w=2
- 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
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/15
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140944/OpenBSD-HTTP-Server-6.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
6.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 27th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.