CVE-2008-3441: nullsoft winamp Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3441 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Code Injection vulnerability in nullsoft winamp. EPSS estimates a 2.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-08-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-94Improper 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.