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CVE-2009-0839

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl
10.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
mapserverDebian
Fixed in:5.2.2-1CVE-2009-0839
Fixed in:5.2.2-1CVE-2009-0839
Fixed in:5.2.2-1CVE-2009-0839
Fixed in:5.2.2-1CVE-2009-0839

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

9.01%probability of exploitation in 30 days
95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

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