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MapServer < 7.0.3 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

🗓️ 21 Dec 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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MapServer < 7.0.3 Information Disclosure Vulnerability. OGR driver does not handle data connection properly. Update to version 7.0.3 or late

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12 Dec 201600:00
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CVE-2016-9839
8 Dec 201608:08
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CVE-2016-9839
8 Dec 201608:08
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[SECURITY] [DLA 734-1] mapserver security update
7 Dec 201610:12
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CVE-2016-9839
8 Dec 201608:08
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Debian DLA-734-1 : mapserver security update
7 Dec 201600:00
nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Fedora 25 : mapserver (2016-04c687d2aa)
21 Dec 201600:00
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nessus
Tenable Nessus
Fedora 24 : mapserver (2016-cb03b6b70f)
21 Dec 201600:00
nessus
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2016-10639
7 Oct 202500:30
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fedora
Fedora
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: mapserver-7.0.3-1.git0f9ece8.fc25
20 Dec 201617:22
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.810316");
  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:"2016-12-21 18:17:45 +0530 (Wed, 21 Dec 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-01-31 19:58:00 +0000 (Tue, 31 Jan 2023)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9839");

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

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

  script_name("MapServer < 7.0.3 Information Disclosure Vulnerability");

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  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 an information disclosure
  vulnerability.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to OGR driver does not handle data connection
  properly.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to obtain
  sensitive information via error messages.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"MapServer prior to version 7.0.3.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 7.0.3 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/pull/5356");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94856");

  exit(0);
}

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

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

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

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "7.0.3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "7.0.3");
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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21 May 2026 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.01501
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