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.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4959
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44759
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00187.html
• http://bugs.debian.org/496436
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/gpsdrive-scripts
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31694
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33825
• http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30905