PT-2017-16556 · Maptools · Mapserver

Published 2017-01-19 · Updated 2021-06-07 · CVE-2017-5522

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MapServer versions prior to 6.0.6 MapServer versions 6.2.x prior to 6.2.4 MapServer versions 6.4.x prior to 6.4.5 MapServer versions 7.0.x prior to 7.0.4

Description The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow that can be triggered by remote attackers through vectors involving WFS get feature requests, potentially leading to a denial of service (crash) or the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For MapServer versions prior to 6.0.6, update to version 6.0.6 or later. For MapServer versions 6.2.x prior to 6.2.4, update to version 6.2.4 or later. For MapServer versions 6.4.x prior to 6.4.5, update to version 6.4.5 or later. For MapServer versions 7.0.x prior to 7.0.4, update to version 7.0.4 or later.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-5522

DLA-790-1

DSA-3766-1

Affected Products

Mapserver

References · 19

• https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/commit/e52a436c0e1c5e9f7ef13428dba83194a800f4df · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-3766-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5522 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5522 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5522 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5522 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5522 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3766 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3766-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5522 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5522 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mapserver · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5522 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-0-6.html#changelog-6-0-6 · Note
• http://mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-2-4.html#changelog-6-2-4 · Note