CVE-2018-17937

HIGH EPSS 83.8%

Published Mar 13, 20197y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

8.8 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Mar 13, 2019 7y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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 Details

Base Score

8.8

Exploitability

2.8

Impact

5.9

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Adjacent

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

83.8% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-121

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 4

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
gpsd_project	gpsd	*	≥2.90 – ≤3.17
microjson_project	microjson	*	≥1.0 – ≤1.3
debian	debian_linux	8.0	any
debian	debian_linux	9.0	any

References 5

securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107029

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ics-cert.us-cert.gov https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-310-01

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00040.html

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00024.html

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-17

Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.