CVE-2009-1176 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 31 Mar 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can trigger buffer overflows in MapServer via a long id parameter, potentially leading to code execution or service disruption.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2009-1176?

CVE-2009-1176 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 does not ensure that the string holding the id parameter ends in a '\0' character, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer-overflow attacks or have unspecified other impact via a long id parameter in a query action.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1176?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Osgeo Mapserver, Umn Mapserver.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1176?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-1176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1176, GHSA-2mr8-vqq3-7957.