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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5703 · published 22 December 2008

CVE-2008-5703: Gpsdrive link following vulnerability

Gpsdrive · Gpsdrive

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.

6.2 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.30% · top 80.0% CWE-59 · Link following
6.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5703), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.