Description
Multiple heap-based buffer underflows in the readPostBody function in cgiutil.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x through 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted Content-Length HTTP header or (2) a large HTTP request, related to an integer overflow that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-0840.
Published: 2009-10-23
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 11.5% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1914-1 New mapserver packages fix serveral vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:23:42.293Z

Reserved: 2009-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2281

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-10-23T18:30:00.297

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2281

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