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mapserver — security advisory
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.
- Products
- mapserver
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.10.3-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-4629
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:47 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4629
mapserver
Fixed versions: 4.10.3-1
mapserver
Fixed versions: 4.10.3-1
mapserver
Fixed versions: 4.10.3-1
Complete source record
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