VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-17937

gpsd versions 2.90 to 3.17 and microjson versions 1.0 to 1.3, an open source project, allow a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on embedded platforms via traffic on Port 2947/TCP or crafted JSON…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.66%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 2.66% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-787
Affected: gpsd project/gpsd · microjson project/microjson · debian/debian linux
Source: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107029Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-310-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00040.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-17Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107029Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-310-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00040.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-17Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.