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CVE-2013-2038

4.3 · MEDIUM

The NMEA0183 driver in gpsd before 3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon termination) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a GPS packet with a malformed $GPGGA interpr…

Published Feb 6, 2014gpsd_projectCWE-20EPSS 4.15%

Overview

CVE-2013-2038 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting gpsd_project gpsd. It was published on February 6, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The NMEA0183 driver in gpsd before 3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon termination) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a GPS packet with a malformed $GPGGA interpreted sentence that lacks certain fields and a terminator. NOTE: a separate issue in the AIS driver was also reported, but it might not be a vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gpsd_project. Update gpsd to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
gpsd_projectgpsd0Affected

References

Refgit.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gpsd.git/commit/?id=dd9c3c2830cb8f8fd8491ce68c82698dc5538f50Reflists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gpsd-dev/2013-05/msg00000.htmlRefopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/02/20Refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/1Refubuntu.com/usn/usn-1820-1Refwww.osvdb.org/93000Refwww.osvdb.org/93001Refgit.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gpsd.git/commit/?id=dd9c3c2830cb8f8fd8491ce68c82698dc5538f50Reflists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gpsd-dev/2013-05/msg00000.htmlRefopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/02/20

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2038?

CVE-2013-2038 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting gpsd_project gpsd. It was published on February 6, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-2038?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-2038?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gpsd_project. Update gpsd to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-2038?

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