CVE-2008-5704 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

src/unit_test.c in gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.10~pre4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gpsdrive-unit-test/proc temporary file, a different vector than CVE-2008-4959 and CVE-2008-5380.

Published: 2008-12-22

Score: 7.6 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive::pre2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:1.32:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:1.33:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:2.09:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5675	src/unit_test.c in gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.10~pre4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gpsdrive-unit-test/proc temporary file, a different vector than CVE-2008-4959 and CVE-2008-5380.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00309.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508597
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/15

History

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Subscriptions

Gpsdrive Gpsdrive

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-22T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:06:30.385Z

Reserved: 2008-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5704

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-22T15:30:00.767

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5704

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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