CVE-2025-67269
HIGHgpsd < 3.27.1 - Denial of Service via Integer Underflow in NAVCOM Packet Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
An integer underflow vulnerability exists in the `nextstate()` function in `gpsd/packet.c` of gpsd versions prior to commit `ffa1d6f40bca0b035fc7f5e563160ebb67199da7`. When parsing a NAVCOM packet, the payload length is calculated using `lexer->length = (size_t)c - 4` without checking if the input byte `c` is less than 4. This results in an unsigned integer underflow, setting `lexer->length` to a very large value (near `SIZE_MAX`). The parser then enters a loop attempting to consume this massive number of bytes, causing 100% CPU utilization and a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Jaenact/gspd_cve/blob/main/CVE-2025-67269/README.md
Product
https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0040
EPSS Percentile
31.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-191
Status
published
Products (1)
gpsd_project/gpsd
< 3.27.1
Published
Jan 02, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026