CVE-2008-5703

Published Dec 22, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.10~pre4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/.smswatch or (b) /tmp/gpsdrivepos temporary file, related to (1) examples/gpssmswatch and (2) src/splash.c, different vectors than CVE-2008-4959 and CVE-2008-5380.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5674 gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.10~pre4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/.smswatch or (b) /tmp/gpsdrivepos temporary file, related to (1) examples/gpssmswatch and (2) src/splash.c, different vectors than CVE-2008-4959 and CVE-2008-5380.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:04 AM
Reserved
Dec 22, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 22, 2008, 3:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM