CVE-2008-1902

The GUI for aptlinex before 0.91 does not sufficiently warn the user of potentially dangerous actions, which allows remote attackers to remove or modify packages via an apt:// URL.

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-2008-1902 is rated Low Risk (37.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1902

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 2026-05-17 0.24% 0.27% +0.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.29% 0.24% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1902

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1902

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1902

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1902 medium 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-2008-1902

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1902

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-2008-1902

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