PT-2008-4844 · Nullsoft · Winamp

Published 2008-08-01 · Updated 2018-11-01 · CVE-2008-3441

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nullsoft Winamp versions prior to 5.24

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update. This can be achieved through techniques such as DNS cache poisoning.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.24, update to version 5.24 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to update mechanisms to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3441

Affected Products

Winamp

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3441 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 · Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3441 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020582 · Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf · Note