CVE-2004-1388
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/gpsd-announce/2005-January/000018.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110677341711505&w=2
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0125a%5D.txt
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-closed%40lists.debian.org/msg02103.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19079
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.