The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-08-01T14:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-09-16T18:13:02.790Z
Reserved: 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2008-3436
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-08-01T14:41:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:49:15.043
Link: CVE-2008-3436
Redhat
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