CVE-2017-5522
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in MapServer before 6.0.6, 6.2.x before 6.2.4, 6.4.x before 6.4.5, and 7.0.x before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors involving WFS get feature requests.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 7.0.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 7.0.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7.0.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7.0.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 7.0.4-1 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| osgeo | mapserver | {"endIncluding":"6.0.5"} | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 6.2.0 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 6.2.1 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 6.2.2 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 6.2.3 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 6.4.0 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 6.4.1 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 6.4.2 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 6.4.3 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 6.4.4 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 7.0.0 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 7.0.1 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 7.0.2 | |
| osgeo | mapserver | 7.0.3 | |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3766
- http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-0-6.html#changelog-6-0-6
- http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-2-4.html#changelog-6-2-4
- http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-4.html#changelog-6-4-5
- http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-7-0.html#changelog-7-0-4
- https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/commit/e52a436c0e1c5e9f7ef13428dba83194a800f4df
- https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-dev/2017-January/015007.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5522
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.