FKIE_CVE-2008-3323

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-07-28 17:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:55
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31271
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31271
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047
Impacted products
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:55:36.567",
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