Buffer overflow in Osgeo Mapserver
CVE-2009-0839
Stack-based buffer overflow in mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2, when the server has a map with a long IMAGEPATH or NAME attribute, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted id parameter in a query action.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.090 (95.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.090 · newest: 0.090 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Osgeo Mapserver — versions 4.2.0, 4.4.0, 4.6.0
- Umn Mapserver — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.positronsecurity.com/advisories/2009-000.html (Exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502271/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2944 (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34603 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00170.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34306 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/34520 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1914 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00147.html (vendor-advisory)