CVE-2008-5380 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) version 2.09. Attackers can exploit this flaw by creating symbolic links to arbitrary files, which the geo-code and geo-nearest scripts then overwrite due to insecure temporary file handling in /tmp. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity with local access and medium attack complexity, leading to complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. This means a local attacker could potentially gain full control over the system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. Its EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.09CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:2.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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