PT-2008-4845 · Winzip · Winzip

Published 2008-08-01 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2008-3442

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 WinZip versions prior to 11.0

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 evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning, which exploit the lack of proper verification of update authenticity.

Recommendations For versions prior to 11.0, update to version 11.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting network access to trusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3442

Affected Products

Winzip

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3442 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html · Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020581 · Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf · Note