CVE-2008-3323 (GCVE-0-2008-3323)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-28 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:37
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
setup.exe before 2.573.2.3 in Cygwin does not properly verify the authenticity of packages, which allows remote Cygwin mirror servers or man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a package list containing the MD5 checksum of a Trojan horse package.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SEC… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
| http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg0… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31271 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2008-07-25 00:00
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