High severity · published Dec 5, 2023
CVE-2023-43628
An integer underflow vulnerability exists in the NTRIP Stream Parsing functionality of GPSd 3.25.1~dev
7.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An integer underflow vulnerability exists in the NTRIP Stream Parsing functionality of GPSd 3.25.1~dev. A specially crafted network packet can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GP
Gpsd · Gpsd Project
3.25.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43628
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43628
Exploit
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1860
www.talosintelligence.com
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1860
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