CVE-2026-33721 (GCVE-0-2026-33721)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-27 00:15 – Updated: 2026-03-30 11:52
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Title
MapServer has heap buffer overflow in SLD `Categorize` Threshold parsing
Summary
MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. Starting in version 4.2 and prior to version 8.6.1, a heap-buffer-overflow write in MapServer’s SLD (Styled Layer Descriptor) parser lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker crash the MapServer process by sending a crafted SLD with more than 100 Threshold elements inside a ColorMap/Categorize structure (commonly reachable via WMS GetMap with SLD_BODY). Version 8.6.1 patches the issue.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Vendor Product Version
MapServer MapServer Affected: >= 4.2, < 8.6.1
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