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CVE-2008-0302

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0302 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in apt-listchanges.py, affecting apt-listchanges versions prior to 2.82, specifically impacting Debian systems. This allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious apt-listchanges program in the current working directory. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.81CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt-listchanges:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0069 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

git.madism.org
packages.debian.org / changelogs/pool/main/a/apt-listchanges/apt-listchanges_2.82/changelog
secunia.com / advisories/28513
secunia.com / advisories/28574
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1465
securityfocus.com / bid/27331
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-572-1