FKIE_CVE-2008-1902

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-04-22 04:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:52
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476572
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41954
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476572
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41954
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
debian aptlinex 0.6-1
debian aptlinex 0.7-1
debian aptlinex 0.8-1
debian aptlinex 0.8-2
debian aptlinex 0.9-1
To clipboard 

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "D3B47C38-0B94-47C8-90D0-DCE1C0A609FF",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "DA6359C6-1AF6-4DB8-B3E8-DB42C915230D",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "9D005494-754B-4200-BA8B-968A13954A1C",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.8-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "B59AFF98-7E2E-4FAA-852D-FE6A08677ECE",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "2FB3D88B-6088-4A99-A864-2A811B08E6A1",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El GUI para aptlinex versiones anteriores a 0.91 no alerta suficientemente al usuario de acciones potencialmente peligrosas, lo cual permite a atacantes remotos eliminar o modificar paquetes de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de una URL apt://."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2008-1902",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:52:43.217",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2008-04-22T04:41:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476572"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41954"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476572"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41954"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.