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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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2008-3311 | 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:37:26.716Z
Reserved: 2008-07-25T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-3323
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-07-28T17:41:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-3323
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD