CVE-2010-2540

critical

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 have an unspecified impact via crafted arguments.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60852

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41855

http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3485

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127973754121922&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127973381215859&w=2

http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2010-July/066052.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-08-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05738