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CVE-2008-3442

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Published: Aug 1, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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7.5
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

Description

WinZip before 11.0 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.

Affected (7)

Products: Winzip: Winzip
Winzip
1 product
Winzip
Configuration A
7 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Winzip
Winzip
Version 10.0
Winzip
Version 7.0
Winzip
Version 8.0
Winzip
Version 8.1
Winzip
Version 8.1
Winzip
Version 9.0
Winzip
Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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