CVE-2008-3323

Published Jul 28, 2008

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.6
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 4.9
Vector string: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cygwin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "CA6AC2AF-EA55-4530-8B2E-9F531FF207FA",
            "versionEndIncluding": "1.7"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References