CVE-2009-5024

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: 2011-05-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-5024 is rated Moderate Risk (51.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.64%). EPSS rose +2.14% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-5024

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.50% 2.64% +2.14%
2 2025-03-30 0.67% 0.50% -0.16%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.67% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-5024

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-5024

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-5024

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2009-5024 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (viewvc), 17 status rows across 17 suites (dapper, hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety): ignored 11, DNE 2, not-affected 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-5024

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-5024

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
viewvc viewvc <= 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-5024

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