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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
21.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
gpsdrive/gpsdrive
2.09
Published
Dec 08, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026