CVE-2018-17937
gpsd - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-17937
To remediate CVE-2018-17937, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/gpsd—upgrade to 3.17-6 or later
- —upgrade to 3.11-3+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.16-4+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2018-17937 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.17-6
- from 0, < 3.11-3+deb8u1
- from 0, < 3.16-4+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |