VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5704
CVSS score7.6 HIGH
EPSS probability1.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')