CVE-2009-0842
EPSS 0.83%
Description
mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary invalid .map files via a full pathname in the map parameter, which triggers the display of partial file contents within an error message, as demonstrated by a /tmp/sekrut.map symlink.
How to fix CVE-2009-0842
To remediate CVE-2009-0842, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/mapserver—upgrade to 5.2.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2009-0842 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.2.2-1