MapServer < 4.10.5/5.2.3/5.4.2 Integer Overflow Vulnerability

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5210

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a CGI application that is vulnerable to a remote code execution attack.

Description

The remote web server is running a version of MapServer earlier than 4.10.5 / 5.2.3 / 5.4.2. Such versions are potentially affected by an integer-overflow vulnerability when the application handles large HTTP requests containing specially crafted 'Content-Length' values.

Solution

Upgrade to MapServer 4.10.5, 5.2.3, or 5.4.2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 5210

Family: CGI

Published: 10/27/2009

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 42262

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:umn:mapserver

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0840

BID: 36802

Detections

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