medium6.2
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/gpsdrivepo…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gpsdrive | Gpsdrive | through 2.10 Versions 1.32, 1.33, 2.09 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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