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
Published Feb 6, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 68.19%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.9.0
- 1.25
- 1.26
- 1.91
- 1.92
- 1.93
- 1.94
- 1.95
- 1.96
- 1.97
- 1.98
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 68.19% (0.68195) | 99.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 68.19% (0.68195) | 99.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 74.09% (0.74086) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 77.83% (0.77834) | 98.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 74.09% (0.74086) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 77.95% (0.77949) | 98.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 65.76% (0.65756) | 98.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 66.14% (0.66143) | 97.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 73.45% (0.73451) | 97.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 79.70% (0.79698) | 99.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 79.70% (0.79698) | 99.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/gpsd-announce/2005-January/000018.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110677341711505&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0125a%5D.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-closed%40lists.debian.org/msg02103.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19079 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/gpsd-announce/2005-January/000018.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110677341711505&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0125a%5D.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-closed%40lists.debian.org/msg02103.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19079 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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