CVE-2007-3921 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

gforge 3.1 and 4.5.14 allows local users to truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Published: 2007-11-08

Score: 3.3 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gforge:gforge:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gforge:gforge:4.5.14:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1402-1	New gforge packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD	EUVD-2007-3905	gforge 3.1 and 4.5.14 allows local users to truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00037.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/42117
http://secunia.com/advisories/27549
http://secunia.com/advisories/27586
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1402
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26373
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3773
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38329

History

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Subscriptions

Gforge Gforge

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-11-08T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:37:04.615Z

Reserved: 2007-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-3921

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-11-08T11:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-3921

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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