The NMEA0183 driver in gpsd before 3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0415 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.8 | Vulnerable | Gpsd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Gpsd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Gpsd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Gpsd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Gpsd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Gpsd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | Gpsd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | Gpsd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 | Vulnerable | Gpsd Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.8 Vulnerable ·Gpsd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Gpsd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Gpsd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Gpsd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Gpsd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Gpsd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Gpsd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Gpsd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:gpsd_project:gpsd:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Gpsd Project
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2038
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph76-84x2-r5q2
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2013-2038 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2038 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ph76-84x2-r5q2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-2038 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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