CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1388

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the system, leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and services.

Recommendation

Immediately update the GPSD daemon to a version later than 2.7, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS