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Medium
CVE-2009-0842
mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2...
Vulnerability Description
mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary invalid .map files via a full pathname in the map parameter, which triggers the display of partial file contents within an error message, as demonstrated by a /tmp/sekrut.map symlink.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2941
- http://www.positronsecurity.com/advisories/2009-000.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021952
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502271/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34603
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00170.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34520
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1914
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00147.html
- http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2009-March/060600.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
mapserver
Vulnerable Versions:
4.2.0, 4.4.0, 4.6.0, 4.8.0, 4.10.0, 4.10.1, 4.10.2, 4.10.3, 5.0.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 4.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 31st, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.