CVE-2017-5850

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-03-27

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected products

• Openbsd (Openbsd)

References

• 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/