CVE-2017-5850
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-5850 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-03-27 15:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-770 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: src' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| OpenBSD HTTPd < 6.0 - Memory Exhaustion Denial of Service - OpenBSD dos Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Full Disclosure: Remote DoS against OpenBSD http server (up to 6.0) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE-2017-5850 - Remote DoS against OpenBSD http server (up to 6.0) - IT Security Research by Pierre | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | pierrekim.github.io | Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.9/common/034_httpd.patch.sig | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.openbsd.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| OpenBSD httpd CVE-2017-5850 Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-security - Re: CVE requests: OpenBSD httpd - 2 DoS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| OpenBSD HTTP Server 6.0 Denial Of Service ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/017_httpd.patch.sig | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.openbsd.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| OpenBSD httpd Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Reimplement httpd's support for byte ranges. · openbsd/src@142cfc8 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.