CVE-2007-4629: university_of_minnesota mapserver

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4629 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in university_of_minnesota mapserver. EPSS estimates a 3.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 31-08-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.