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CVE-2009-0842

mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to read...

4.3 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.65%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0842
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0842
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0839 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2009-0839
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4c3c-6q2f-43vf No score

mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to read...

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.

Record
GHSA-4c3c-6q2f-43vf
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0842
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0842 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0842
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mapserver
Debian:12
before 5.2.2-1
5.2.2-1
mapserver
Debian:13
before 5.2.2-1
5.2.2-1
mapserver
Debian:14
before 5.2.2-1
5.2.2-1
mapserver
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.10.0-5.1+etch4, plus listed versions
4.10.0-5+etch14.10.0-5.1+etch2
4.10.0-5.1+etch4
mapserver
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 5.0.3-3+lenny4, plus listed versions
5.0.3-3
5.0.3-3+lenny4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-0842 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Osgeo Mapserver, published March 31, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.65%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in mapserver 5.2.2-1.

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