CVE-2008-3323

N/A Unknown
Published: July 28, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31271
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31271
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

redhat

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