CVE-2017-5522

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: 2017-03-15 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-5522 is rated High Risk (72/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.04%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5522

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-16 4.84% 6.04% +1.20%
2 2025-03-30 8.25% 4.84% -3.40%
3 2025-03-29 — 8.25% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-5522

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-5522

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-5522

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-5522 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mapserver), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5522
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-5522 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mapserver), 9 status rows across 9 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 4, released 3, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5522

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-5522

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver <= 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 6.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:6.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:7.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:7.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osgeo mapserver 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-5522

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