FKIE_CVE-2007-4629

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-08-31 01:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:44
Severity
Summary
Buffer overflow in the processLine function 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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/download/current/HISTORY.TXT/Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26561
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26718
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29688
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3082
cve@mitre.orghttp://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2252
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1539
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25582
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2974
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=272081
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00096.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/download/current/HISTORY.TXT/Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26561
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26718
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29688
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3082
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2252
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1539
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25582
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2974
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=272081
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00096.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
university_of_minnesota mapserver *

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:44:28.007",
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