ViewVC before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to bypass the cvsdb row_limit configuration setting, and consequently conduct resource-consumption attacks, via the limit parameter, as demonstrated by a "query revision history" request
Published May 23, 2011
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.64%
Description
ViewVC before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to bypass the cvsdb row_limit configuration setting, and consequently conduct resource-consumption attacks, via the limit parameter, as demonstrated by a "query revision history" request.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.1.10
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.64% (0.02644) | 85.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.64% (0.02644) | 83.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00503) | 63.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.94% (0.01938) | 89.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 1.94% (0.01938) | 88.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.94% (0.01938) | 86.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u&view=log#rev2547 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u&r1=2547&r2=2546&pathrev=2547 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=433 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.11/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/cvsdb.py?diff_format=u&view=log#rev2547 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/lib/viewvc.py?diff_format=u&r1=2547&r2=2546&pathrev=2547 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47928 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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