CVE-2008-0302

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0302
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-01-17 02:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in apt-listchanges.py in apt-listchanges before 2.82 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious apt-listchanges program in the current working directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Debian Apt-listchanges All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1465-2 apt-listchanges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packages.debian.org
Debian update for apt-listchanges - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ubuntu update for apt-listchanges - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-572-1: apt-listchanges vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
git.madism.org Git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.madism.org
apt-listchanges Unsafe Paths Library Import Local Shell Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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