SB2026051195 - NULL pointer dereference in MapServer
Published: May 11, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45104)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a null pointer dereference in msSLDParseUserStyle and _SLDApplyRuleValues in MapServer SLD support when processing a crafted SLD ElseFilter rule through the WMS SLD_BODY parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted SLD payload to cause a denial of service.
The issue is reachable through the WMS handler without authentication, and long-lived deployments such as FastCGI, mod_mapserver, or MapScript bindings may terminate the serving process for unrelated in-flight requests.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.