CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5850

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to exhaust server memory resources, leading to unavailability for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor and limit the number of requests with the HTTP Range header and to update to the latest version of OpenBSD if possible.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS