gpsd before commit dc966aa contains a heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the drivers/driver_nmea2000.c file. The hnd_129540 function, which handles NMEA2000 PGN 129540 (GNSS Satellites in View) packets, fails to validate the user-supplied satellite count against the size of the skyview array (184 elements). This allows an attacker to write beyond the bounds of the array by providing a satellite count up to 255, leading to memory corruption, Denial of Service (DoS), and potentially arbitrary code execution.
History

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-122
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gpsd Project
Gpsd Project gpsd
Vendors & Products Gpsd Project
Gpsd Project gpsd

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title gpsd: gpsd: Arbitrary code execution via heap-based out-of-bounds write in NMEA2000 packet handling
Weaknesses CWE-1285
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description gpsd before commit dc966aa contains a heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the drivers/driver_nmea2000.c file. The hnd_129540 function, which handles NMEA2000 PGN 129540 (GNSS Satellites in View) packets, fails to validate the user-supplied satellite count against the size of the skyview array (184 elements). This allows an attacker to write beyond the bounds of the array by providing a satellite count up to 255, leading to memory corruption, Denial of Service (DoS), and potentially arbitrary code execution.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-01-06T17:40:28.563Z

Reserved: 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-67268

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-06T16:35:52.232Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-02T16:17:00.990

Modified: 2026-01-06T18:15:43.653

Link: CVE-2025-67268

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-01-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-67268 - Bugzilla