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CVE-2026-29974

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.31%

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CVE-2026-29974 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in kosma minmea 0.3.0. The minmea_scan functions format specifier copies NMEA field data to a caller-provided buffer without a size parameter. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in kosma minmea 0.3.0. The minmea_scan functions format specifier copies NMEA field data to a caller-provided buffer without a size parameter. Applications using minmea_scan on untrusted input are vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.31%

22.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-29974?
An issue was discovered in kosma minmea 0.3.0. The minmea_scan functions format specifier copies NMEA field data to a caller-provided buffer without a size parameter. Applications using minmea_scan on untrusted input are vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow.
How severe is CVE-2026-29974?
CVE-2026-29974 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-29974?
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Source: NVD / NIST