Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 31, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-0841
CVE-2009-0841
Description
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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
43cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 38 more
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:4.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2009-March/060600.htmlnvdPatch
- www.positronsecurity.com/advisories/2009-000.htmlnvdExploit
- trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2942nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/34520nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34603nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1914nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502271/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34306nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49548nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00147.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00170.htmlnvd
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