GSD-2008-3323

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
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CVE-2008-3323
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      "publishedDate": "2008-07-28T17:41Z"
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