CVE-2010-2540
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-2540 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-08-02 22:00:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer before 4.10.6 and 5.x before 5.6.4 does not properly restrict the use of CGI command-line arguments that were intended for debugging, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted arguments. |
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 | 5.2.1 | All | 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 | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | 5.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Osgeo | Mapserver | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Umn | Mapserver | 4.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Re: [oss-security] CVE id request: mapserver' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| #3485 (Disable insecure mapserv CGI command-line debug args) – MapServer | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | trac.osgeo.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| [mapserver-users] MapServer 5.6.4 and 4.10.6 released with important security fixes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.osgeo.org | |
| MapServer Buffer Overflow and Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| '[oss-security] CVE id request: mapserver' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| 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.