CVE-2008-0167

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-05-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

The write_array_file function in utils/include.pl in GForge 4.5.14 updates configuration files by truncating them to zero length and then writing new data, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions or have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances.

Affected products

Gforge: 4.5.14

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30088
http://secunia.com/advisories/30286
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gforge/gforge_4.5.14-22etch8.diff.gz
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1577
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29215
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1537/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42456
http://secunia.com/advisories/30088
http://secunia.com/advisories/30286
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gforge/gforge_4.5.14-22etch8.diff.gz
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1577
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29215

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