PT-2007-5787 · Mapserver · Mapserver

Published 2007-08-31 · Updated 2016-06-15 · CVE-2007-4629

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MapServer versions prior to 4.10.3

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the processLine function in maptemplate.c. This can be triggered by a mapfile containing a long layer name, group name, or metadata entry name, potentially allowing attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.10.3, update to version 4.10.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-4629

DSA-1539-1

Affected Products

Mapserver

References · 16

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4629 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4629 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4629 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-4629 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/download/current/HISTORY.TXT · Patch
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00096.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1539 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2974 · Note
• http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2252 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29688 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3082 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26561 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=272081 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26718 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/25582 · Note