CVE-2010-0553
Description
Geo++ GNCASTER 1.4.0.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long NMEA data sentence.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Geo++ GNCASTER 1.4.0.7 NMEA-data - Denial of Service
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| geopp | geo\+\+_gncaster | {"endIncluding":"1.4.0.7"} | |
| geopp | geo\+\+_gncaster | 1.4.0.0 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/62012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38323
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2010-002/-geo-r-gncaster-insecure-handling-of-nmea-data
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509197/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55975
- http://osvdb.org/62012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38323
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2010-002/-geo-r-gncaster-insecure-handling-of-nmea-data
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509197/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55975
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.