CVE-2008-3323: Input Validation
First published: Wed Jun 04 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Cygwin | <=1.7 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929
- http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31271
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threaded
- http://cygwin.com/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2
- http://cygwin.com/setup/snapshots/
- http://cygwin.com/setup/snapshots/setup-2.573.2.2.exe
- http://cygwin.com/setup/snapshots/setup-2.573.2.2.tar.bz2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1447
- http://systemofsystems.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/updating-the-updater/
- http://cygwin.com/licensing.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3323
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3323 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3323
- https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-3323.json
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