Vulnerability CVE-2008-5380
Published: 2008-12-08   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.9/10
10/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Gpsdrive -> Gpsdrive 

 References:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
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