Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2009-2281
Multiple heap-based buffer underflows in the readPostBody function in cgiutil.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x through 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted Content-Length HTTP header or (2) a large HTTP request, related to an integer overflow that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-0840.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:5.95%
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Attack Surface
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| osgeo | mapserver | 4.2.0, 4.4.0, 4.6.0, 4.8.0, 4.10.0, 4.10.1, 4.10.2, 4.10.3, 4.10.4, 5.0.0, 5.2.0, 5.4.0, 5.4.1 |
| umn | mapserver | 4.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
5.949%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2009-07-01T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2009-10-23T18:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2024-09-16T16:23:42 |
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