CVE-2026-29974
Kosma Minmea Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-29974
vulnerability.
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Solution
- Update kosma minmea to a patched version.
- Avoid using minmea_scan with untrusted input.
- Validate NMEA field data lengths.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-29974.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gist.github.com/dwilliams27/6d4d8077b970f35e1a921c897ce13852 | |
| https://github.com/kosma/minmea/blob/master/minmea.c#L231-L240 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 08, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference https://gist.github.com/dwilliams27/6d4d8077b970f35e1a921c897ce13852 Added Reference https://github.com/kosma/minmea/blob/master/minmea.c#L231-L240