Buffer overflow in Nmealib Project
CVE-2018-17174
A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the xtimor NMEA library (aka nmealib) 0.5.3. nmea_parse() in parser.c allows an attacker to trigger denial of service (even arbitrary code execution in a certain context) in a product using this library via malformed data.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nmealib_project Nmealib — versions 0.5.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17174?
- CVE-2018-17174 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nmealib Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17174?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.