7.5

CVE-2008-3442: winzip Code Injection

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 01-08-2008Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3442 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Code Injection vulnerability in winzip. EPSS estimates a 3.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.76%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-08-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.76% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.76%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Winzip1 product
  • winzip7.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 10.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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