CVE-2008-4959 - OpenCVE

geo-code in gpsdrive-scripts 2.10~pre4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/geo.google, (2) /tmp/geo.yahoo, (3) /tmp/geo.coords, and (4) /tmp/geo#####.coords temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gpsdrive	Gpsdrive-scripts

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive-scripts:2.10:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496436
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gpsdrive-scripts
http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30905
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44759
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.290Z

Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4959

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.430

Modified: 2017-08-08T01:33:01.233

Link: CVE-2008-4959

Redhat

No data.

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