# CVE-2009-3304: 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' ho

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-12-04 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

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

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