CVE-2008-0167
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.7% (54th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-0179)
- Published
- May 18, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0179 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- gforge / gforge
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30088(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30286(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gforge/gforge_4.5.14-22etch8.diff.gz
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1577(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29215
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1537/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42456
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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