Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5704
CVE-2008-5704
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.
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5cpe: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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