Description
MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. Starting in version 4.2 and prior to version 8.6.1, a heap-buffer-overflow write in MapServer’s SLD (Styled Layer Descriptor) parser lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker crash the MapServer process by sending a crafted SLD with more than 100 Threshold elements inside a ColorMap/Categorize structure (commonly reachable via WMS GetMap with SLD_BODY). Version 8.6.1 patches the issue.
Published: 2026-03-27
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Patch Now
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4537-1 mapserver security update
History

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Osgeo
Osgeo mapserver
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Osgeo
Osgeo mapserver

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mapserver
Mapserver mapserver
Vendors & Products Mapserver
Mapserver mapserver

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Description MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. Starting in version 4.2 and prior to version 8.6.1, a heap-buffer-overflow write in MapServer’s SLD (Styled Layer Descriptor) parser lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker crash the MapServer process by sending a crafted SLD with more than 100 Threshold elements inside a ColorMap/Categorize structure (commonly reachable via WMS GetMap with SLD_BODY). Version 8.6.1 patches the issue.
Title MapServer has heap buffer overflow in SLD `Categorize` Threshold parsing
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Mapserver Mapserver
Osgeo Mapserver
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-17T17:18:03.353Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T17:34:57.559Z

Link: CVE-2026-33721

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T17:18:03.353Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-03-27T01:16:19.670

Modified: 2026-04-17T18:16:31.640

Link: CVE-2026-33721

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-27T00:15:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-33721 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-02T07:55:55Z

Weaknesses