CVE-2008-1901

aptlinex before 0.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gambas-apt.lock temporary file.

Published: 2008-04-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1901 is rated Low Risk (29.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1901

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 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
2 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1901

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-2008-1901

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1901

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1901 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (aptlinex), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): DNE 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1901

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1901

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian aptlinex 0.6-1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian aptlinex 0.7-1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian aptlinex 0.8-1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian aptlinex 0.8-2 cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.8-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian aptlinex 0.9-1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1901

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