CVE-2009-0842
N/A
Published: March 31, 2009 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMapserverMapserver
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary invalid .map files via a full pathname in the map parameter, which triggers the display of partial file contents within an error message, as demonstrated by a /tmp/sekrut.map symlink.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
4.10.04.10.0 beta14.10.0 beta24.10.0 beta34.10.0 rc14.10.14.10.24.10.34.2.0 beta14.4.04.4.0 beta14.4.0 beta24.4.0 beta34.6.04.6.0 beta14.6.0 beta24.6.0 beta34.6.0 rc14.8.0 beta14.8.0 beta24.8.0 beta34.8.0 rc14.8.0 rc25.0.05.0.0 beta15.0.0 beta25.0.0 beta35.0.0 beta45.0.0 beta55.0.0 beta65.0.0 rc15.0.0 rc25.2.05.2.0 beta15.2.0 beta25.2.0 beta35.2.0 beta45.2.0 rc15.2.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (11)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2009-March/060600.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1914x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.positronsecurity.com/advisories/2009-000.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502271/100/0/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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