CVE-2004-1388

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    CVE-2004-1388

    Published: 31 Dec 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0125a%5D.txt, http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/gpsd-announce/2005-January/000018.html, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110677341711505&w=2, http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-closed%40lists.debian.org/msg02103.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19079

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High