CVE-2008-4959 - Vulnerability Details - 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

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00059.

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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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4938	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4959

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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