Is CVE-2008-5380 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5380 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5380?

CVE-2008-5380 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5380

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.09 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an (a) /tmp/geo#####, a (b) /tmp/geocaching.loc, a (c) /tmp/geo#####.*, or a (d) /tmp/geo.* temporary file, related to the (1) geo-code and (2) geo-nearest scripts, different vectors than CVE-2008-4959.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 0.3% (22th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5357)
Published: December 8, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5357 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gpsdrive / gpsdrive

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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