CVE-2008-5380 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 8 Dec 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in gpsdrive scripts, potentially compromising system integrity.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-5380?

CVE-2008-5380 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.09 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an (a) /tmp/geo#####, a (b) /tmp/geocaching.loc, a (c) /tmp/geo#####.*, or a (d) /tmp/geo.* temporary file, related to the (1) geo-code and (2) geo-nearest scripts, different vectors than CVE-2008-4959.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5380?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gpsdrive Gpsdrive.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2008-5380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cqcq-m56r-2wgx.