CVE-2004-1388

Description

Format string vulnerability in the gpsd_report function for BerliOS GPD daemon (gpsd, formerly pygps) 1.9.0 through 2.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain GPS requests containing format string specifiers that are not properly handled in syslog calls.

How to fix CVE-2004-1388

To remediate CVE-2004-1388, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/gpsd—upgrade to 2.7-4 or later

Is CVE-2004-1388 being exploited?

Likely — EPSS is 74.1%, placing CVE-2004-1388 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.7-4

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1388