CVE-2008-3441

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.08% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory com.ar Third-Party Advisory com.ar Third-Party Advisory cisecurity.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020582 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz third party advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html mailing list broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3441?
CVE-2008-3441 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3441?
To fix CVE-2008-3441, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3441 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3441 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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