DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15537

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-15537
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15537.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15537
Upstream
Published
2026-01-18T10:15:52Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:05:41Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mapnik

Package

Name
mapnik
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mapnik?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.0+ds-3
3.1.0+ds-4
3.1.0+ds-5
3.1.0+ds-5.1~exp1
3.1.0+ds-6~exp1
3.1.0+ds-6
3.1.0+ds-7
3.1.0+ds-8
4.*
4.0.0~rc1+ds-1~exp1
4.0.0~rc1+ds-1~exp2
4.0.0~rc1+ds-1~exp3
4.0.0~rc2+ds-1~exp1
4.0.0~rc3+ds-1~exp1
4.0.0~rc4+ds-1~exp1
4.0.0+ds-1
4.0.0+ds-2
4.0.1+ds-1~exp1
4.0.1+ds-1
4.0.2+ds-1~exp1
4.0.2+ds-1
4.0.3+ds-1
4.0.3+ds-2
4.0.4+ds-1
4.0.5+ds-1
4.0.6+ds-1
4.0.7+ds-1
4.1.0+ds-1~exp1
4.1.1+ds-1~exp1
4.1.2+ds-1~exp1
4.1.2+ds-1
4.1.3+ds-1
4.1.3+ds-2
4.1.4+ds-1
4.2.0+ds-1~exp1
4.2.0+ds-1
4.2.1+ds-1
4.2.1+ds-2
4.2.2+ds-1
4.3.0+ds-1~exp1
4.3.0+ds2-1~exp1
4.3.0+ds2-1
4.3.1+ds-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15537.json"

Debian:13 / mapnik

Package

Name
mapnik
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mapnik?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.0.7+ds-1
4.1.0+ds-1~exp1
4.1.1+ds-1~exp1
4.1.2+ds-1~exp1
4.1.2+ds-1
4.1.3+ds-1
4.1.3+ds-2
4.1.4+ds-1
4.2.0+ds-1~exp1
4.2.0+ds-1
4.2.1+ds-1
4.2.1+ds-2
4.2.2+ds-1
4.3.0+ds-1~exp1
4.3.0+ds2-1~exp1
4.3.0+ds2-1
4.3.1+ds-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15537.json"

Debian:14 / mapnik

Package

Name
mapnik
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mapnik?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.0.7+ds-1
4.1.0+ds-1~exp1
4.1.1+ds-1~exp1
4.1.2+ds-1~exp1
4.1.2+ds-1
4.1.3+ds-1
4.1.3+ds-2
4.1.4+ds-1
4.2.0+ds-1~exp1
4.2.0+ds-1
4.2.1+ds-1
4.2.1+ds-2
4.2.2+ds-1
4.3.0+ds-1~exp1
4.3.0+ds2-1~exp1
4.3.0+ds2-1
4.3.1+ds-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15537.json"