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TI-2009-00799 Aliases CVE-2009-0841GHSA-jrh8-99hv-m6mp

Directory traversal vulnerability in mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and 5.x before 5.2.2, when running on Windows with Cygwin, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05276 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 42

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 beta1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 beta1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 beta2VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 beta3VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0 beta1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0 beta2VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0 beta3VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0 rc1VulnerableOSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
Show 32 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0 beta1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0 beta2VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0 beta3VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0 rc1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0 rc2VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.0VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.0 beta1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.0 beta2VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.0 beta3VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.0 rc1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.2VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.3VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 beta1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 beta2VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 beta3VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 beta4VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 beta5VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 beta6VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 rc1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 rc2VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0 beta1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0 beta2VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0 beta3VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0 beta4VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0 rc1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:umn:mapserver:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableUmn
cpe:2.3:a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta1VulnerableUmn
cpe:2.3:a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 beta2VulnerableUmn
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.0 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.3 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta5 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta6 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:umn:mapserver:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Umn
  • cpe:2.3:a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Umn
  • cpe:2.3:a:umn:mapserver:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Umn

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0841
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrh8-99hv-m6mp

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Sources

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