UMN MapServer up to 5.2.1 Error Message map information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in UMN MapServer up to 5.2.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument map results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-0842. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in UMN MapServer up to 5.2.1. Affected is an unknown part of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument map with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary invalid .map files via a full pathname in the map parameter, which triggers the display of partial file contents within an error message, as demonstrated by a /tmp/sekrut.map symlink.

The bug was discovered 03/26/2009. The weakness was disclosed 03/31/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.osgeo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0842 since 03/06/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44779 (Debian DSA-1914-1 : 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116355 (Fedora Update for mapserver (FEDORA-2009-3383,FEDORA-2009-3357)).

Upgrading to version 4.2 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 (49550), Tenable (44779), SecurityFocus (BID 34306†), OSVDB (56332†) and Secunia (SA34520†). The entries VDB-47446, VDB-47445, VDB-47443 and VDB-47441 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 44779
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1914-1 : mapserver - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 66097
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1914-1 (mapserver)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MapServer 4.2

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03/06/2009 🔍
03/26/2009 +20 days 🔍
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03/30/2009 +4 days 🔍
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03/31/2009 +1 days 🔍
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04/06/2009 +6 days 🔍
10/22/2009 +199 days 🔍
02/24/2010 +125 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1847 days 🔍
08/31/2019 +1628 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.osgeo.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0842 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47442

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X-Force: 49550
SecurityFocus: 34306 - MapServer Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34520 - MapServer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 56332 - CVE-2009-0842 - MapServer - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021952
Vulnerability Center: 21487 - MapServer 4-4.10.3 and 5-5.2.1 Mapserv Allows Remote Reading of Invalid .map Files, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/31/2019 19:01
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (87), 08/31/2019 19:01 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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