CVE-2008-7315

UI-Dialog 1.09 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Published: 2017-10-10 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-7315 is rated High Risk (70.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.84%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7315

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 2025-04-26 5.09% 4.84% -0.24%
2 2025-03-30 8.96% 5.09% -3.87%
3 2025-03-29 — 8.96% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7315

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-7315

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-7315

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-7315 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libui-dialog-perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7315
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-7315 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libui-dialog-perl), 25 status rows across 25 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, precise, questing, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 14, ignored 6, DNE 3, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-7315

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7315

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cpan ui::dialog 0.01 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.02 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.03 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.04 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.05 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.06 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.07 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.08 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.09 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.10 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.11 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.12 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.13 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.14 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.15 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.16 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.17 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.18 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.19 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.20 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 0.21 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.00 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.01 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.02 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.03 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.04 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.05 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.06 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.07 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.08 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpan ui::dialog 1.09 cpe:2.3:a:cpan:ui\:\:dialog:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7315

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