Buffer overflow in the processLine function in maptemplate.c in MapServer before 4.10.3…
Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03487 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_minnesota:mapserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.10.2 | Vulnerable | University Of Minnesota |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_minnesota:mapserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.10.2 Vulnerable ·University Of Minnesota
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4629
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6g6-2mm5-xfwv
References
More University Of Minnesota Mapserver vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-04397 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MapServer before 4.10.3 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-4629 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4629 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6g6-2mm5-xfwv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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