VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9839
In MapServer before 7.0.3, OGR driver error messages are too verbose and may leak sensitive information if data connection fails.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In MapServer before 7.0.3, OGR driver error messages are too verbose and may leak sensitive information if data connection fails.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.50% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- osgeo/mapserver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94856Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/pull/5356Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94856Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/pull/5356Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.