CVE-2018-17937

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-121 CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
ICS-CERT	gpsd and microjson (Open Source Project)	gpsd versions 2.90 to 3.17 and microjson versions 1.0 to 1.3

References

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

Timeline

Published: Mar 13, 2019
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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