CVE-2009-0843

Publication date 31 March 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

The msLoadQuery function in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a full pathname in the queryfile parameter, which triggers different error messages depending on whether this pathname exists.

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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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Notes

jdstrand

this can only probe for files that are not present, useless when not in combination with another attack

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0843