CVE-2008-1902 describes a vulnerability in the GUI for aptlinex prior to version 0.91, where insufficient user warnings allowed remote attackers to manipulate packages. This flaw, rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), could lead to unauthorized package removal or modification via specially crafted apt:// URLs. The attack requires no authentication and has low complexity, but its impact is limited to integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.6-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8-2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.8-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:aptlinex:0.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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