6.2
CVE-2008-5703
- EPSS 0.3%
- Veröffentlicht 22.12.2008 15:30:00
- Zuletzt bearbeitet 16.06.2026 23:00:50
- Quelle cve@mitre.org
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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.
| Typ | Quelle | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.3% | 0.21 |
| Quelle | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 6.2 | 1.9 | 10 |
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
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://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2121124&group_id=148048&atid=770280
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32887