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FKIE_CVE-2017-5850

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-27 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:21
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=148587359420912&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140944/OpenBSD-HTTP-Server-6.0-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/15Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95997Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037758Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.9/common/034_httpd.patch.sigPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/017_httpd.patch.sigPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/142cfc82b932bc211218fbd7bdda8c7ce83f19dfPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-07-openbsd-httpd-CVE-2017-5850.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41278/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=148587359420912&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140944/OpenBSD-HTTP-Server-6.0-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/15Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95997Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037758Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.9/common/034_httpd.patch.sigPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/017_httpd.patch.sigPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/142cfc82b932bc211218fbd7bdda8c7ce83f19dfPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-07-openbsd-httpd-CVE-2017-5850.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41278/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openbsd openbsd 6.0

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "4A300948-662F-4728-B6C1-69A6A4CF61BE",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "httpd en OpenBSD permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (consumo de memoria) a trav\u00e9s de una serie de peticiones para un archivo grande utilizando un encabezado HTTP Range."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2017-5850",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:21:19.093",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 6.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ],
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "baseScore": 7.5,
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          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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  "published": "2017-03-27T15:59:00.437",
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-770"
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      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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