{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15537","details":"A security vulnerability has been detected in Mapnik up to 4.2.0. This issue affects the function mapnik::dbf_file::string_value of the file plugins/input/shape/dbfile.cpp. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.","modified":"2026-05-20T16:20:24.150475388Z","published":"2026-01-18T10:15:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2025-15537"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-15537"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15537"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/issues/4543"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/oneafter/1218/blob/main/repro"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.341709"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.341709"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vuldb.com/?submit.733348"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mapnik","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mapnik?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.0.3+ds-1","3.0.8+ds-1ubuntu1","3.0.9+ds-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libmapnik3.0","binary_version":"3.0.9+ds-1"},{"binary_name":"mapnik-utils","binary_version":"3.0.9+ds-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15537.json"}},{"package":{"name":"mapnik","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mapnik?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.0.15+ds-1","3.0.15+ds-2ubuntu2","3.0.15+ds-3build1","3.0.17+ds-1","3.0.17+ds-1build1","3.0.18+ds-1","3.0.19+ds-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libmapnik3.0","binary_version":"3.0.19+ds-1"},{"binary_name":"mapnik-utils","binary_version":"3.0.19+ds-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15537.json"}},{"package":{"name":"mapnik","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mapnik?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.0.22+ds-2","3.0.22+ds1-1","3.0.22+ds1-1build1","3.0.22+ds1-1build2","3.0.23+ds-1","3.0.23+ds-1build1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.0.23+ds-1build1","binary_name":"libmapnik3.0"},{"binary_name":"mapnik-utils","binary_version":"3.0.23+ds-1build1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15537.json"}},{"package":{"name":"mapnik","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mapnik?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.1.0+ds-1","3.1.0+ds-1build2","3.1.0+ds-1ubuntu2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.1.0+ds-1ubuntu2","binary_name":"libmapnik3.1"},{"binary_name":"mapnik-utils","binary_version":"3.1.0+ds-1ubuntu2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15537.json"}},{"package":{"name":"mapnik","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mapnik?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.1.0+ds-4","3.1.0+ds-4build1","3.1.0+ds-5","3.1.0+ds-5build1","3.1.0+ds-7ubuntu1","3.1.0+ds-7ubuntu2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libmapnik3.1t64","binary_version":"3.1.0+ds-7ubuntu2"},{"binary_name":"mapnik-utils","binary_version":"3.1.0+ds-7ubuntu2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15537.json"}},{"package":{"name":"mapnik","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mapnik?arch=source&distro=questing"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.0.5+ds-1","4.0.7+ds-1build1","4.0.7+ds-1build4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"4.0.7+ds-1build4","binary_name":"libmapnik4.0"},{"binary_version":"4.0.7+ds-1build4","binary_name":"mapnik-utils"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15537.json"}},{"package":{"name":"mapnik","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mapnik?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.0.7+ds-1build4","4.1.3+ds-2build1","4.1.4+ds-1","4.1.4+ds-1build1","4.1.4+ds-1build2","4.2.0+ds-1","4.2.1+ds-1","4.2.1+ds-1ubuntu1","4.2.1+ds-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libmapnik4.2","binary_version":"4.2.1+ds-2"},{"binary_name":"mapnik-utils","binary_version":"4.2.1+ds-2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15537.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"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