CVE-2009-0839

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    CVE-2009-0839

    Published: 31 Mar 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/34520, http://secunia.com/advisories/34603, http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2944, http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1914, http://www.positronsecurity.com/advisories/2009-000.html, http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2009-March/060600.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502271/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34306, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021952, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00147.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00170.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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