CVE-2008-3441

Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:49

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html - Broken Link () http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html - Broken Link
References () http://securitytracker.com/id?1020582 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://securitytracker.com/id?1020582 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf - Third Party Advisory () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz - Third Party Advisory () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz - Third Party Advisory
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 - Third Party Advisory () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2008-08-01 14:41

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:49


NVD link : CVE-2008-3441

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3441

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3441


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Products Affected

nullsoft

  • winamp
CWE
CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')