Is CVE-2017-5522 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-5522 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5522?

CVE-2017-5522 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-5522?

Patch guidance is available from debian security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-5522.

Fix CVE-2017-5522 - CRITICAL debian debian linux

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-5522?

25 products: debian debian linux, osgeo mapserver, osgeo mapserver, osgeo mapserver, osgeo mapserver, and 20 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DEBIAN
Published: 3/15/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

debian : debian_linuxosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserverosgeo : mapserver

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD