gpsdrive 1.32/1.33/2.09/2.10 SWAT link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in gpsdrive 1.32/1.33/2.09/2.10. This impacts an unknown function of the component SWAT. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-5703. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in gpsdrive 1.32/1.33/2.09/2.10 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component SWAT. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 12/22/2008 by Raphael Geissert (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5703 since 12/22/2008. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37279 (Fedora 10 : gpsdrive-2.09-7.fc10 (2009-1225)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47462), Tenable (37279), SecurityFocus (BID 32887†), OSVDB (50973†) and Secunia (SA33825†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-45627, VDB-45339 and VDB-44899. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 37279
Nessus Name: Fedora 10 : gpsdrive-2.09-7.fc10 (2009-1225)
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OpenVAS ID: 63326
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-1225 (gpsdrive)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/17/2008 🔍
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02/05/2009 +45 days 🔍
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04/23/2009 +74 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2154 days 🔍
08/26/2019 +1623 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Raphael Geissert
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5703 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5703
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45626
X-Force: 47462
SecurityFocus: 32887 - GpsDrive Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33825
OSVDB: 50973 - gpsdrive src/splash.c Multiple Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vulnerability Center: 20746 - Gpsdrive-Scripts 2.10~pre4 Allows Files Overwrite via a Local Symlink Attack, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2019 16:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/26/2019 16:31 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:A44:103

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