CVE-2008-4959
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.9)—
geo-code in gpsdrive-scripts 2.10~pre4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/geo.google, (2) /tmp/geo.yahoo, (3) /tmp/geo.coords, and (4) /tmp/geo#####.coords temporary files.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 6.9
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.45%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 37
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-59
Referencias
- http://bugs.debian.org/496436
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gpsdrive-scripts
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30905
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44759
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/496436
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gpsdrive-scripts
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30905
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44759
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html
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