Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-0840 (CCN-49545)

Assigned:2009-03-26
Published:2009-03-26
Updated:2021-06-07
Summary:Heap-based buffer underflow in the readPostBody function in cgiutil.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a negative value in the Content-Length HTTP header.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.4 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-0840

Source: CCN
Type: mapserver-users Mailing list, Thu Mar 26 22:40:02 EDT 2009
MapServer 5.2.2 and 4.10.4 released with security fixes

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[mapserver-users] 20090326 MapServer 5.2.2 and 4.10.4 released with security fixes

Source: CCN
Type: MapServer Web site
Welcome to MapServer - UMN MapServer

Source: CCN
Type: SA34520
MapServer Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
34520

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
34603

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021952
MapServer Buffer Overflows and Other Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Create Files on the Target System

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2943

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-1914

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1914
mapserver -- several vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 56330
MapServer mapserv cgiutil.c readPostBody Function Content-Length HTTP Header Remote Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59284
MapServer cgiutil.c readPostBody Function Multiple Method HTTP Request Handling Remote Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Positron Security Advisory #2009-000
Multiple Vulnerabilities in MapServer v5.2.1 and v4.10.3

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://www.positronsecurity.com/advisories/2009-000.html

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20090330 Positron Security Advisory #2009-000: Multiple Vulnerabilities in MapServer v5.2.1 and v4.10.3

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
34306

Source: CCN
Type: BID-34306
MapServer Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021952

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mapserver-contentlength-bo(49545)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mapserver-contentlength-bo(49545)

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-3357

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-3383

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:umn:mapserver:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:umn:mapserver:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7870
    P
    		DSA-1914 mapserver -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13568
    P
    		DSA-1914-1 mapserver -- several
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.debian:def:1914
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2009-10-22
    BACK
    osgeo mapserver 4.10.0 rc1
    osgeo mapserver 4.10.0 beta1
    osgeo mapserver 4.6.0
    osgeo mapserver 4.6.0 rc1
    osgeo mapserver 4.4.0
    osgeo mapserver 4.2.0 beta1
    osgeo mapserver 5.2.0 beta1
    osgeo mapserver 5.2.0 beta2
    osgeo mapserver 5.0.0 beta3
    osgeo mapserver 5.0.0 beta2
    osgeo mapserver 4.10.0 beta2
    osgeo mapserver 4.10.0 beta3
    umn mapserver 4.0
    umn mapserver 4.0 beta1
    umn mapserver 4.0 beta2
    osgeo mapserver 4.4.0 beta1
    osgeo mapserver 4.6.0 beta1
    osgeo mapserver 4.6.0 beta2
    osgeo mapserver 4.6.0 beta3
    osgeo mapserver 4.8.0 beta2
    osgeo mapserver 4.8.0 beta1
    osgeo mapserver 4.8.0 beta3
    osgeo mapserver 4.8.0 rc2
    osgeo mapserver 4.8.0 rc1
    osgeo mapserver 4.10.0
    osgeo mapserver 4.10.2
    osgeo mapserver 4.10.1
    osgeo mapserver 4.10.3
    osgeo mapserver 5.0.0 beta6
    osgeo mapserver 5.0.0 beta1
    osgeo mapserver 5.0.0 rc1
    osgeo mapserver 5.2.0 beta3
    osgeo mapserver 5.2.0 beta4
    osgeo mapserver 5.2.1
    osgeo mapserver 5.0.0 rc2
    osgeo mapserver 5.0.0
    osgeo mapserver 4.4.0 beta2
    osgeo mapserver 5.0.0 beta5
    osgeo mapserver 5.0.0 beta4
    osgeo mapserver 5.2.0
    osgeo mapserver 5.2.0 rc1
    osgeo mapserver 4.4.0 beta3
    umn mapserver 4.10.3
    umn mapserver 5.2.1
    umn mapserver 4.10.0
    umn mapserver 4.10.2
    umn mapserver 4.10.1
    umn mapserver 4.10 rc1
    umn mapserver 4.10 beta1
    umn mapserver 4.10 beta2
    umn mapserver 4.10 beta3
    umn mapserver 4.8 rc1
    umn mapserver 4.8 rc2
    umn mapserver 4.8 beta1
    umn mapserver 4.8 beta2
    umn mapserver 4.8 beta3
    umn mapserver 4.6.0
    umn mapserver 4.6.0 rc1
    umn mapserver 4.6.0 beta1
    umn mapserver 4.6.0 beta2
    umn mapserver 4.6.0 beta3
    umn mapserver 4.4.0 beta1
    umn mapserver 4.4.0 beta2
    umn mapserver 4.4.0 beta3
    umn mapserver 4.4.0
    umn mapserver 4.2 beta1
    umn mapserver 4.0
    umn mapserver 4.0 beta2
    umn mapserver 4.0 beta1
    umn mapserver 5.2.0
    umn mapserver 5.2.0 rc1
    umn mapserver 5.2.0 beta1
    umn mapserver 5.2.0 beta2
    umn mapserver 5.2.0 beta3
    umn mapserver 5.0.0
    umn mapserver 5.0.0 rc2
    umn mapserver 5.0.0 rc1
    umn mapserver 5.0.0 beta6
    umn mapserver 5.0.0 beta5
    umn mapserver 5.0.0 beta4
    umn mapserver 5.0.0 beta3
    umn mapserver 5.0.0 beta2
    umn mapserver 5.0.0 beta1
    umn mapserver 5.2.0 beta4
    debian debian linux 4.0
    debian debian linux 5.0