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CVE-2018-17937 — gpsd versions 2

gpsd versions 2.90 to 3.17 and microjson versions 1.0 to 1.3, an open source project, allow a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on embedded platforms via traffic on Port 2947/TCP or crafted JSON inputs.

CVSS
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EPSS
3.47% (top 12.60%)
CWE
CWE-121
Published
2019-03-13T17:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T19:36:34.191Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

gpsd versions 2.90 to 3.17 and microjson versions 1.0 to 1.3, an open source project, allow a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on embedded platforms via traffic on Port 2947/TCP or crafted JSON inputs.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
ICS-CERTgpsd and microjson (Open Source Project)gpsd versions 2.90 to 3.17 and microjson versions 1.0 to 1.3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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