MapServer Buffer Overflow and Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities

BID:41855

Info

MapServer Buffer Overflow and Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 41855
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2010-2539
CVE-2010-2540
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 08 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:04PM
Credit: dmorissette
Vulnerable: Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 5.6.3
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 5.4.2
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 5.4.1
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 5.2.3
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 5.2.2
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 5.2.1
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 5.0.3
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 4.10.5
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 4.10.4
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 4.10.3
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 4.10.2
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 4.10
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable: Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 5.6.4
Regents of the University of Minnesota MapServer 4.10.6

Discussion

MapServer Buffer Overflow and Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities

MapServer is prone to multiple remote vulnerabilities, including a buffer-overflow vulnerability and an unspecified security vulnerability affecting the CGI command-line debug arguments.

An attacker can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application or crash the application. Other attacks are also possible.

Versions prior to MapServer 5.6.4 and 4.10.6 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

MapServer Buffer Overflow and Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

MapServer Buffer Overflow and Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released updates to address these issues. Please see the references for more information.

UPDATE (June 22, 2009): Fixes for the buffer-overflow vulnerable tracked by CVE-2009-0840 are incomplete; MapServer 4.10.4 and 5.2.2 may still be vulnerable to this issue.


Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 5.0 m68k

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

References

MapServer Buffer Overflow and Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities

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