PT-2009-4713 · Mapserver · Mapserver

Nico Golde · Published 2009-10-23 · Updated 2021-06-07 · CVE-2009-2281

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MapServer versions 4.x through 4.10.4 MapServer versions 5.x before 5.4.2

Description The issue is related to multiple heap-based buffer underflows in the readPostBody function in cgiutil.c in mapserv. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content-Length HTTP header or a large HTTP request. The problem is also related to an integer overflow that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. This issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for a previous problem.

Recommendations For MapServer versions 4.x through 4.10.4, update to a version later than 4.10.4 to resolve the issue. For MapServer versions 5.x before 5.4.2, update to version 5.4.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the readPostBody function in cgiutil.c to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2281

DSA-1914-1

Affected Products

Mapserver

References · 12

• http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mapserver/mapserver_4.10.0-5.1+etch4.diff.gz · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2281 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2281 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2281 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mapserver/mapserver_5.0.3-3+lenny4.diff.gz · Patch
• http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1914 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2281 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/01/1 · Note
• http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2943 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2281 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/01/6 · Note
• http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-5-4-2/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT · Note