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Debian Linux 4.5.14 and prior [Medium]

By Security Team • May 18th, 2008 • Category: Security Notifications

Affects:

  • Debian Linux 4.5.14 and prior [Medium]

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.

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CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-0167
Severity: Medium

National Vulnerabilities Database

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Related OLEX Packages: debian_linux
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