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CVE-2009-0841

Directory traversal vulnerability in mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2, when runn

Directory traversal vulnerability in mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2, when running on Windows with Cygwin, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.00786
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
osgeo mapserverall versions
umn mapserverall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.positronsecurity.com · 2009-000.htmlwww.positronsecurity.com
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD31 Mar 2009 · 06:24 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2009-March/060600.htmlPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34520
http://secunia.com/advisories/34603
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2942Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1914
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502271/100/0/threaded
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