Description
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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/15
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32887
Product x_refsource_confirm
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2121124&group_id=148048&atid=770280
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508597
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
Scores
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
21.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (4)
gpsdrive/gpsdrive
1.32
gpsdrive/gpsdrive
1.33
gpsdrive/gpsdrive
2.09
gpsdrive/gpsdrive
< 2.10
Published
Dec 22, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026