CVE-2009-2281
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-2281 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-10-23 18:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Multiple heap-based buffer underflows in the readPostBody function in cgiutil.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x through 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted Content-Length HTTP header or (2) a large HTTP request, related to an integer overflow that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-0840. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.10.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.10.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.10.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.10.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.10.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.2.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.4.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.4.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.4.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.6.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.6.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.6.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.6.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.8.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.8.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.8.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.8.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 4.8.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.0.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.0.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.0.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.0.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.0.0 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.0.0 | beta6 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.0.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.2.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.2.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.2.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.2.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.4.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.4.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.4.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.4.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.4.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.4.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Umn | Mapserver | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Umn | Mapserver | 4.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Umn | Mapserver | 4.0 | beta2 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - Re: incorrect upstream fix for CVE-2009-0840 (mapserver) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| oss-security - Re: incorrect upstream fix for CVE-2009-0840 (mapserver) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.debian.org | Patch |
| #2943 (Setting CONTENT_LENGTH of -1 for a POST request can lead to a buffer underflow error.) - MapServer - Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | trac.osgeo.org | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.debian.org | Patch |
| HISTORY.TXT in tags/rel-5-4-2/mapserver – MapServer | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | trac.osgeo.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1914-1 mapserver | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.