Nmealib is a C library for parsing NMEA 0183 GPS and marine navigation data, with a narrow but specialized deployment in navigation systems and embedded applications that consume GPS sentence formats. The observed vulnerability profile centers on out-of-bounds write conditions within the parsing logic, reflecting the memory-safety demands of handling untrusted serial or network data streams from GPS receivers. Current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Nmealib Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
1 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2018-17174CRITICAL A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the xtimor NMEA library (aka nmealib) 0.5.3. nmea_parse() in parser.c allows an attacker to trigger denial of service (even arbitrar | Sep 21, 2018 | 9.8 | 32 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
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