CVE-2011-0524

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0524
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-13 20:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Iain Gypsy 0.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: gypsy-0.9-1.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: gypsy-0.9-1.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple gypsy vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
33431 – CVE-2011-0523 CVE-2011-0524: arbitrary file access and buffer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.freedesktop.org
Bug #690323 “gypsy opens arbitrary files, has unchecked buffer o...” : Bugs : gypsy package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: gypsy-0.9-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:0884-1: moderate: gypsy (CVE-2011-0523, CVE-2011-0524) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE request: multiple gypsy vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Security Advisory SA49991 - SUSE update for gypsy - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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