# CVE-2008-5703: gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.10~pre4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/.smswatch or

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32887
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2121124&group_id=148048&atid=770280
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33825

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