gpsd versions 2.90 to 3.17 and microjson versions 1.0 to 1.3, an open source project, allow a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on embedded platforms via traffic on Port 2947/TCP or crafted JSON inputs.

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2795 advisory.

    A security vulnerability was discovered in gpsd, the Global Positioning System daemon. A stack-based     buffer overflow may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via traffic on port 2947/TCP or     crafted JSON inputs. For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 3.16-4+deb9u1. We     recommend that you upgrade your gpsd packages. For the detailed security status of gpsd please refer to     its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/gpsd Further information about     Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions     can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202009-17 (gpsd: Arbitrary code execution)

    A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in gpsd on port 2947/TCP or       crafted JSON inputs.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the       privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

A security vulnerability was discovered in gpsd, the Global Positioning System daemon. A stack-based buffer overflow may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via traffic on port 2947/TCP or crafted JSON inputs.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 3.11-3+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your gpsd packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Security fix for CVE-2018-17937

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
154733	Debian DLA-2795-1 : gpsd - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
141067	GLSA-202009-17 : gpsd: Arbitrary code execution	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
123525	Debian DLA-1738-1 : gpsd security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
122652	Fedora 28 : gpsd (2019-3ee66c2020)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
122626	Fedora 29 : gpsd (2019-9a6906a128)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high

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