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TI-2026-25577 Aliases CVE-2026-33147

GMT: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in gmt_remote_dataset_id

Priority HIGH 67CWE-121Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

GMT is an open source collection of command-line tools for manipulating geographic and Cartesian data sets. In versions from 6.6.0 and prior, a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability was identified in the gmt_remote_dataset_id function within src/gmt_remote.c. This issue occurs when a specially crafted long string is passed as a dataset identifier (e.g., via the which module), leading to a crash or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue has been patched via commit 0ad2b49.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00201 10th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GenericMappingToolsgmtup to 6.6.0—No fix listedCNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:generic-mapping-tools:gmt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.6.0VulnerableGenericMappingTools
  • cpe:2.3:a:generic-mapping-tools:gmt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.6.0 Vulnerable ·GenericMappingTools

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33147

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Sources

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