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CVE-2009-1176
mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 does not ensure that the string holding the id parameter ends in…
High10.0EPSS 4.1%
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- mitre
Description
mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 does not ensure that the string holding the id parameter ends in a '\0' character, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer-overflow attacks or have unspecified other impact via a long id parameter in a query action.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.2% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- http://www.positronsecurity.com/advisories/2009-000.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1021952 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20090330 Positron Security Advisory #2009-000: Multiple Vulnerabilities in MapServer v5.2.1 and v4.10.3 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 34603 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-3383 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 34306 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-3357 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [mapserver-users] 20090326 MapServer 5.2.2 and 4.10.4 released with security fixes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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