VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5703
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…
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- gpsdrive/gpsdrive
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508597
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/15
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2121124&group_id=148048&atid=770280
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32887
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508597
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/15
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2121124&group_id=148048&atid=770280
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32887
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.