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MapServer <= 4.10.x Integer Overflow Vulnerability

🗓️ 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
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MapServer Integer Overflow Vulnerabilit

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securityfocuswww.securityfocus.com/bid/36802
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:osgeo:mapserver";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100317");
  script_version("2026-05-21T06:54:30+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-05-21 06:54:30 +0000 (Thu, 21 May 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-10-26 10:02:32 +0100 (Mon, 26 Oct 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2281");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("MapServer <= 4.10.x Integer Overflow Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_mapserver_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("mapserver/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"MapServer is prone to a remote integer overflow
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This issue reportedly stems from an incomplete fix for
  CVE-2009-0840, which was discussed in BID 34306 (MapServer Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
  Successful exploits will compromise affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will result in
  a denial of service condition.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"MapServer version 4.10.x. Other versions may be vulnerable as
  well.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Updates are available. Please see the references for details.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36802");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! vers = get_app_version( cpe:CPE, port:port ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"5.4", test_version2:"5.4.2" ) ||
    version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"5.2", test_version2:"5.2.3" ) ||
    version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"5.0", test_version2:"5.0.3" ) ||
    version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"4.10", test_version2:"4.10.5" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"See references" );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

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