CVE-2008-3436 (GCVE-0-2008-3436)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-08-01 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 18:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
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