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CVE-2009-3304

Published: Dec 4, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
NVD MITRE
3.3CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

GForge 4.5.14, 4.7 rc2, and 4.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on authorized_keys files in users' home directories, related to deb-specific/ssh_dump_update.pl and cronjobs/cvs-cron/ssh_create.php.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

gforgegforge
On-prem
DevTools & CI / source-control
n/an/a
gforgeoss-projectDevTools & CIaka gforge

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gforge/gforge_4.5.14-22etch13.diff.gz
security.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1945
debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37195
securityfocus.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 4, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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