CVE-2016-9839 describes an information leakage vulnerability in MapServer versions prior to 7.0.3, where overly verbose OGR driver error messages could expose sensitive data if a data connection fails. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity to achieve high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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