University of Minnesota MapServer 4.10.2 maptemplate.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in University of Minnesota MapServer 4.10.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the file maptemplate.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-4629. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in University of Minnesota MapServer 4.10.2. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file maptemplate.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the processLine funtion in maptemplate.c in MapServer before 4.10.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a mapfile with a long layer name, group name, or metadata entry name.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2007. The weakness was presented 08/30/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at mapserver.gis.umn.edu. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4629 since 08/30/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31809 (Debian DSA-1539-1 : mapserver - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 4.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36563), Tenable (31809), SecurityFocus (BID 25582†), OSVDB (41031†) and Secunia (SA26561†). See VDB-38518 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31809
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1539-1 : mapserver - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60784
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1539-1 (mapserver)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MapServer 4.10.2

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03/16/2015 +2530 days 🔍
07/25/2019 +1592 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mapserver.gis.umn.edu
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-4629 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38593

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X-Force: 36563
SecurityFocus: 25582 - MapServer Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26561
OSVDB: 41031 - CVE-2007-4629 - MapServer - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 16063 - MapServer 4.10.2 ProcessLine Function Buffer Overflow Allows Remote DoS or Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2974

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/25/2019 18:21
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (79), 07/25/2019 18:21 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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