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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5703

CVE-2008-5703

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.

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Affected products

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  • Gpsdrive/Gpsdrive5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:2.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:*:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.10
    • (no CPE)range: = 2.10~pre4

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