PT-2008-6503 · Gpsdrive Scripts · Gpsdrive

Dmitry E. Oboukhov · Published 2008-12-08 · Updated 2009-08-19 · CVE-2008-5380

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) version 2.09

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, related to the geo-code and geo-nearest scripts. This can be achieved by exploiting temporary files such as /tmp/geo#####, /tmp/geocaching.loc, /tmp/geo#####., or /tmp/geo..

Recommendations For gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) version 2.09, consider restricting access to the geo-code and geo-nearest scripts until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using these scripts to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5380

Affected Products

Gpsdrive

References · 5

• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5380 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33825 · Note
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31694 · Note