CVE-2008-3441 Code injection in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can execute arbitrary code by intercepting Winamp update requests and serving malicious payloads.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3441?
CVE-2008-3441 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Nullsoft Winamp, published on 1 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nullsoft Winamp.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2008-3441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nullsoft Winamp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pjrv-f38m-2f55.