CVE-2008-0167

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-05-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0167 is rated Exploit Available (50.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.73%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0167

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5173 exploit_db edb 2008-02-22 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0167

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.07% 0.73% -0.34%
2 2025-07-08 0.83% 1.07% +0.24%
3 2025-05-18 — 0.83% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0167

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0167

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0167

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-0167 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gforge), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 4, DNE 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0167

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0167

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gforge gforge 4.5.14 cpe:2.3:a:gforge:gforge:4.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0167

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