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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-1678 · published 29 October 2019

CVE-2010-1678: Osgeo mapserver improper input validation vulnerability

Osgeo · Mapserver

Mapserver 5.2, 5.4 and 5.6 before 5.6.5-2 improperly validates symbol index values during Mapfile parsing.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 2.2% · top 18.4% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Mapserver 5.2, 5.4 and 5.6 before 5.6.5-2 improperly validates symbol index values during Mapfile parsing.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2010/CVE-2010-1678.html Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1678 Third Party Advisory
https://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3641 Third Party Advisory
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2010/CVE-2010-1678.html Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1678 Third Party Advisory
https://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3641 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-1678), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.