Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gpsd Project | Gpsd | <= 3.8 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gpsd.git/commit/?id=dd9c3c2830cb8f8fd8491ce68c8ExploitPatch
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gpsd-dev/2013-05/msg00000.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/02/20
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/1
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1820-1
- http://www.osvdb.org/93000
- http://www.osvdb.org/93001
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gpsd.git/commit/?id=dd9c3c2830cb8f8fd8491ce68c8ExploitPatch
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gpsd-dev/2013-05/msg00000.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/02/20
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/1
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1820-1
- http://www.osvdb.org/93000
- http://www.osvdb.org/93001
FAQ
What is CVE-2013-2038?
CVE-2013-2038 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 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 interprete...
How severe is CVE-2013-2038?
CVE-2013-2038 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2013-2038?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gpsd Project Gpsd, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.