CVE-2008-5703

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.

Published: 2008-12-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5703 is rated Low Risk (32/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5703

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-28 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5703

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 1.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5703

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5703

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5703
ubuntu low CVE-2008-5703 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gpsdrive), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 6, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5703

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5703

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gpsdrive gpsdrive <= 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:*:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
gpsdrive gpsdrive 1.32 cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gpsdrive gpsdrive 1.33 cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gpsdrive gpsdrive 2.09 cpe:2.3:a:gpsdrive:gpsdrive:2.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5703

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