CVE-2005-3523

gpsdrive < 2.09 - Remote Code Execution via Format String in Friendsd2 Direction Field

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2005-3523. PoCs published by Kevin Finisterre.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a format string vulnerability in GPSdrive 2.09-2, leveraging a buffer overflow to execute shellcode that binds a shell to port 5074. It uses a crafted input to overwrite memory addresses and achieve remote code execution.

Description

Format string vulnerability in friendsd2 in GpsDrive allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the dir (direction) field.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kevin Finisterre · perlremotelinux_x86
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1291

This exploit targets a format string vulnerability in GPSdrive 2.09-2, leveraging a buffer overflow to execute shellcode that binds a shell to port 5074. It uses a crafted input to overwrite memory addresses and achieve remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: GPSdrive 2.09-2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target service · Target running GPSdrive 2.09-2
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kevin Finisterre · perlremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1290

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in gpsdrive_2.09-2_powerpc.deb by overwriting the return address in the stack frame to execute shellcode. The shellcode establishes a reverse shell connection to a specified IP and port.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: gpsdrive 2.09-2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Target running gpsdrive 2.09-2 on PowerPC architecture
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17473
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415788/30/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-891
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/20531
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2307
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17477
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Nov/0130.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15319

Scores

EPSS 0.0874
EPSS Percentile 94.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
gpsdrive/gpsdrive < 2.09
Published Nov 07, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026