Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-2038
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.
Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2013-2038
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2013-2038
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8200
IPs affected by CVE-2013-2038 25
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Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2038
2.53%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 90 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-2038
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-2038
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-2038
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/02/20
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- gpsd 3.9 fixing a denial of service flaw
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http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gpsd-dev/2013-05/msg00000.html
[gpsd-dev] 3.9 is released
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http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gpsd.git/commit/?id=dd9c3c2830cb8f8fd8491ce68c82698dc5538f50
Exploit;Patch
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http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1820-1
USN-1820-1: gpsd vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/1
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- gpsd 3.9 fixing a denial of service flaw
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