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Medium
CVE-2008-5380
gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.09 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.09 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an (a) /tmp/geo#####, a (b) /tmp/geocaching.loc, a (c) /tmp/geo#####.*, or a (d) /tmp/geo.* temporary file, related to the (1) geo-code and (2) geo-nearest scripts, different vectors than CVE-2008-4959.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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References
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Medium
6.2
CVE-2008-4959
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High
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Affected Vendor
gpsdrive
View all reports →Affected Software
gpsdrive
Vulnerable Versions:
2.09
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 8th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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