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CVE-2009-2281 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mapserver/mapserver_4.10.0-5.1+etch4.diff.gz CVEPatch
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mapserver/mapserver_5.0.3-3+lenny4.diff.gz CVEPatch
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-5-4-2/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT CVE
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2943 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1914 CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
osgeo mapserver
4.2.0 beta1
4.4.0
4.4.0 beta1
4.4.0 beta2
4.4.0 beta3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
umn mapserver
4.0
4.0 beta1
4.0 beta2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:umn:mapserver:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

52 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2281
NVD Published Date:
Oct 23, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2009-2281 Details - Not Deferred