// For flags

CVE-2013-2038

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1820-1

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El driver NMEA0183 en gpsd anterior a 3.9 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (finalización del demonio) y posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario a través de un paquete GPS con una secuencia interpretada $GPGGA malformada que carece de ciertos campos y de terminador. NOTA: un problema a parte en el driver AIS se ha reportado también, pero podría no ser una vulnerabilidad.

It was discovered that gpsd incorrectly handled certain malformed GPS data. An attacker could use this issue to cause gpsd to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-05-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gpsd Project
Search vendor "Gpsd Project"
 Gpsd
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd"
 <= 3.8
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd" and version " <= 3.8"
-
Affected
Gpsd Project
Search vendor "Gpsd Project"
 Gpsd
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd"
 3.0
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd" and version "3.0"
-
Affected
Gpsd Project
Search vendor "Gpsd Project"
 Gpsd
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd"
 3.1
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd" and version "3.1"
-
Affected
Gpsd Project
Search vendor "Gpsd Project"
 Gpsd
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd"
 3.2
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd" and version "3.2"
-
Affected
Gpsd Project
Search vendor "Gpsd Project"
 Gpsd
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd"
 3.3
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd" and version "3.3"
-
Affected
Gpsd Project
Search vendor "Gpsd Project"
 Gpsd
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd"
 3.4
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd" and version "3.4"
-
Affected
Gpsd Project
Search vendor "Gpsd Project"
 Gpsd
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd"
 3.5
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd" and version "3.5"
-
Affected
Gpsd Project
Search vendor "Gpsd Project"
 Gpsd
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd"
 3.6
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd" and version "3.6"
-
Affected
Gpsd Project
Search vendor "Gpsd Project"
 Gpsd
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd"
 3.7
Search vendor "Gpsd Project" for product "Gpsd" and version "3.7"
-
Affected
Canonical
Search vendor "Canonical"
 Ubuntu Linux
Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"
 12.04
Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"
lts
Affected