National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-0167
Original release date:05/18/2008
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1577
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: gforge-unspecified-symlink(42456)
External Source: BID
Name: 29215
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1537
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gforge/gforge_4.5.14-22etch8.diff.gz
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30286
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30088
Type: Advisory
