CVE-2008-4959

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44759 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing list
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://bugs.debian.org/496436
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30905 vdb entry
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gpsdrive-scripts exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31694 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33825 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4959?
CVE-2008-4959 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4959?
To fix CVE-2008-4959, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4959 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4959 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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