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CVE-2008-5704

Date: October 3, 2022

src/unit_test.c in gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.10~pre4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gpsdrive-unit-test/proc temporary file, a different vector than CVE-2008-4959 and CVE-2008-5380.

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Related Resources (4)

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/15
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5704
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508597
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-5704

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CWE-59

CVSS v3

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User Interaction (UI):
Scope (S):
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE

CVSS v2

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Authentication (AU):
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): LOW
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