High severity · published Mar 13, 2019
CVE-2018-17937
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…
8.8
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GA
gpsd and microjson (Open Source Project) · ICS-CERT
gpsd versions 2.90 to 3.17 and microjson versions 1.0 to 1.3 · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
GP
Gpsd · Gpsd Project
2.90 through 3.17 · source: NVD
MI
Microjson · Microjson Project
1.0 through 1.3 · source: NVD
Affected product
GA
gpsd and microjson (Open Source Project)
ICS-CERT
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17937
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17937
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107029
Third Party Advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-310-01
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00040.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00024.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-17