CVE-2010-2539 Memory corruption in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in MapServer via a buffer overflow in temporary file handling.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-2539?

CVE-2010-2539 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the msTmpFile function in maputil.c in mapserv in MapServer before 4.10.6 and 5.x before 5.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors involving names of temporary files.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2539?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Osgeo Mapserver, Umn Mapserver.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2539?

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-2010-2539 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2539 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2539, GHSA-5j7j-27cq-wg7x.

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