CVE-2008-3323
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 28, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 25, 2008
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- ADV-2008-2321vdb-entry
- http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt
- cygwin-setup-weak-security(44047)vdb-entry
- 20080725 SECOBJADV-2008-02: Cygwin Installation and Update Process can be Subverted Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929
- 30375vdb-entry
- 4051third-party-advisory
- [cygwin-announce] 20080805 Updated: Setup.exe updated to version 2.573.2.3mailing-list
- 31271third-party-advisory
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