CVE-2018-17937 — HIGH (8.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-17937?

CVE-2018-17937 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-17937?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gpsd Project Gpsd, Microjson Project Microjson, Debian Debian Linux.

Vulnerability 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 Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gpsd Project	Gpsd	>= 2.90, <= 3.17
Microjson Project	Microjson	>= 1.0, <= 1.3
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121 CWE-787

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107029Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-310-01Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00040.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00024.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-17Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107029Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-310-01Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00040.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00024.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-17Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-17937?

CVE-2018-17937 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). 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 platfo...

How severe is CVE-2018-17937?

CVE-2018-17937 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-17937?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gpsd Project Gpsd, Microjson Project Microjson, Debian Debian Linux.