CVE-2008-5703 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 22 Dec 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in gpsdrive, 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-2008-5703?

CVE-2008-5703 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 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) 2.10~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.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5703?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gpsdrive Gpsdrive.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5703?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5703 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-2008-5703 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5703 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7grv-vq6p-hf4x.