Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4959
CVE-2008-4959
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
10- dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gpsdrive-scriptsnvdExploit
- bugs.debian.org/496436nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31694nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33825nvd
- uvw.ru/report.lenny.txtnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30905nvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44759nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.htmlnvd
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