Multiple buffer overflows in the NMEA parser (nmea-gen.c) in gypsy 0.8 allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via…

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the NMEA parser (nmea-gen.c) in gypsy 0.8 allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors related to the sprintf function.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (9)

• [oss-security] 20110125 Re: CVE request: multiple gypsy vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• FEDORA-2013-8659 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2012:0884 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2013-8687 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2013-8705 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110124 CVE request: multiple gypsy vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 49991 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gypsy/+bug/690323 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

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• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 21:58 UTC.