# CVE-2025-67268: gpsd before commit dc966aa contains a heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the drivers/driver\_nmea2000.c file.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-02 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

gpsd before commit dc966aa contains a heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the drivers/driver_nmea2000.c file. The hnd_129540 function, which handles NMEA2000 PGN 129540 (GNSS Satellites in View) packets, fails to validate the user-supplied satellite count against the size of the skyview array (184 elements). This allows an attacker to write beyond the bounds of the array by providing a satellite count up to 255, leading to memory corruption, Denial of Service (DoS), and potentially arbitrary code execution.

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## References

- https://github.com/ntpsec/gpsd/commit/dc966aa74c075d0a6535811d98628625cbfbe3f4
- https://github.com/ntpsec/gpsd/blob/master/drivers/driver_nmea2000.c
- https://github.com/Jaenact/gspd_cve/blob/main/CVE-2025-67268/README.md

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