{"id":"CVE-2017-5522","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-5522","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:09:05.117Z","title":"Stack-based buffer overflow in MapServer before 6.0.6, 6.2.x before 6.2.4, 6.4.x before 6.4.5, and 7.0.x before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors involving WFS get feature requests.","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in MapServer before 6.0.6, 6.2.x before 6.2.4, 6.4.x before 6.4.5, and 7.0.x before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors involving WFS get feature requests.","published":"2017-03-15T16:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:20:40.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["debian/debian linux","osgeo/mapserver"],"epss":{"score":0.04757,"percentile":0.91843,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3766","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-0-6.html#changelog-6-0-6","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-2-4.html#changelog-6-2-4","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-4.html#changelog-6-4-5","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-7-0.html#changelog-7-0-4","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/commit/e52a436c0e1c5e9f7ef13428dba83194a800f4df","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-dev/2017-January/015007.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3766","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-0-6.html#changelog-6-0-6","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-2-4.html#changelog-6-2-4","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-6-4.html#changelog-6-4-5","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-7-0.html#changelog-7-0-4","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/commit/e52a436c0e1c5e9f7ef13428dba83194a800f4df","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-dev/2017-January/015007.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5522","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}