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MapServer < 4.10.6, 5.x < 5.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

🗓️ 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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MapServer < 4.10.6, 5.x < 5.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the application due to buffer overflow and CGI command line debug argument vulnerabilities

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100737");
  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:"2010-08-02 19:12:50 +0200 (Mon, 02 Aug 2010)");
  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-2010-2539", "CVE-2010-2540");

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

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

  script_name("MapServer < 4.10.6, 5.x < 5.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 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 multiple remote vulnerabilities,
  including a buffer overflow vulnerability and an unspecified security vulnerability affecting the
  CGI command line debug arguments.");

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

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code
  within the context of the affected application or crash the application. Other attacks are also
  possible.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"MapServer prior to version 4.10.6 and 5.x prior to 5.6.4.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates to address these issues.
  Please see the references for more information.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41855");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3484");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3485");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2010-July/066052.html");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.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:"5.6", test_version2:"5.6.3" ) ||
    version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"4.10", test_version2:"4.10.5" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"4.10.6 / 5.6.4" );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

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21 May 2026 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 210
EPSS0.03833
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