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gpsd — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1388

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.

Products
gpsd
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.7-4
CVEs
CVE-2004-1388
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1388

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Dec 2004, 05:00 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1388

gpsd

Fixed versions: 2.7-4

gpsd

Fixed versions: 2.7-4

gpsd

Fixed versions: 2.7-4

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-21T15:47:36.695943186Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 394036,
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