CVE-2009-0842

Publication date 31 March 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
mapserver	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 5.0.3-3ubuntu0.1
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 5.0.3-2ubuntu0.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 5.0.0-3ubuntu0.1
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
mapserver	Upstream: http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/changeset/8805

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0842