Iain gypsy 0.8 nmea-gen.c sprintf memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Iain gypsy 0.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function sprintf of the file nmea-gen.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0524. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Iain gypsy 0.8. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function sprintf of the file nmea-gen.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in the NMEA parser (nmea-gen.c) in gypsy 0.8 allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors related to the sprintf function.

The weakness was disclosed 08/13/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0524 since 01/20/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66645 (Fedora 19 : gypsy-0.9-1.fc19 (2013-8659)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (66645), Secunia (SA49991†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39906†). The entry VDB-61576 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 66645
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : gypsy-0.9-1.fc19 (2013-8659)
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OpenVAS ID: 865652
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for gypsy FEDORA-2013-8687
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01/20/2011 🔍
07/18/2012 +545 days 🔍
08/13/2012 +26 days 🔍
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06/09/2013 +300 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +652 days 🔍
12/07/2021 +2451 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61577
Secunia: 49991 - SUSE update for gypsy, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 39906 - Gypsy 0.8 Local Denial of Service due to Buffer Overflows in the NMEA Parser, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/07/2021 15:23
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 05/01/2017 12:03 (4), 12/07/2021 15:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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