CVE-2010-2540
mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer before 4.10.6 and 5.x before 5.6.4 does not properly restrict the use of CGI command-line arguments that were intended for debugging, which allows remote attackers to
02 Description
mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer before 4.10.6 and 5.x before 5.6.4 does not properly restrict the use of CGI command-line arguments that were intended for debugging, which allows remote attackers to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-08-02 21:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 02:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-06-30
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9a1894d7310eafefa15e82058d3faaf1ac9b8f0085006296022cf3dd8e36248e
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.osgeo.org[mapserver-users] 20100709 MapServer 5.6.4 and 4.10.6 released with important security fixeshttp://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2010-July/066052.html
- www.securityfocus.com41855http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41855
- trac.osgeo.orghttp://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3485
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100721 Re: CVE id request: mapserverhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127973754121922&w=2
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commapserver-cgi-code-execution(60852)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60852
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100721 CVE id request: mapserverhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127973381215859&w=2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mapserver Fixed in 5.6.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mapserver Fixed in 5.6.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mapserver Fixed in 5.6.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.