CVE-2008-0302

NameCVE-2008-0302
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in apt-listchanges.py in apt-listchanges before 2.82 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious apt-listchanges program in the current working directory.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1465-2

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
apt-listchanges (PTS)bookworm, bullseye3.24fixed
sid, trixie4.8fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
apt-listchangessourcesarge(not affected)
apt-listchangessourceetch2.72.5etch2DSA-1465-2
apt-listchangessource(unstable)2.82medium

Notes

[sarge] - apt-listchanges <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
see http://web.archive.org/web/20080206193307/http://git.madism.org:80/?p=apt-listchanges.git;a=commitdiff;h=1bcfbf3dc55413bb83a1782dc9a54515a963fb32

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