The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
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References | () http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html - | |
References | () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf - | |
References | () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz - |
Information
Published : 2008-08-01 14:41
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:49
NVD link : CVE-2008-3436
Mitre link : CVE-2008-3436
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3436
JSON object : View
Products Affected
notepad\+\+
- notepad\+\+
CWE
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')