CVE-2008-4959

N/A Unknown

Published: November 05, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/496436

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gpsdrive-scripts

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/31694

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33825

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30905

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44759

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/496436