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CVE-2008-5380

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.9)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Gpsdrive — Gpsdrive

CWEs

References

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          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
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  "published": "2008-12-08T23:30:00.517",
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      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31694",
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      "value": "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."
    },
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      "value": "gpsdrive (también conocido como gpsdrive-scripts) v2.09; permite a usuarios locales sobrescribir ficheros de su elección a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico en un fichero temporal (a) /tmp/geo#####, (b) /tmp/geocaching.loc, (c) /tmp/geo#####.* o (d) /tmp/geo.*. Está relacionado con las secuencias de comandos (script) (1) geo-code y (2) geo-nearest. Se trata de vectores diferentes de CVE-2008-4959."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:59:52.263",
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