HIGH
gpsdrive: insecure temporary file use in unit_test.c
Published Dec 22, 2008
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.19%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.19% 0.01185
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01185
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01185) | 66.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01185) | 63.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 34.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 31.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 27.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508597 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/15 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5704 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481703 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5704
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5704
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508597 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/15 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5704 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481703 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5704 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5704 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 22, 2008
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Dec 22, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5704
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a