CVE-2008-0302

Untrusted 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.

Published: 2008-01-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0302 is rated Low Risk (36/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0302

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 1.75% 0.04% -1.71%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.75% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0302

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0302

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0302

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-0302 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (apt-listchanges), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0302
ubuntu low CVE-2008-0302 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apt-listchanges), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 3, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0302

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0302

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian apt-listchanges <= 2.81 cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt-listchanges:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0302

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