Description
setup.exe before 2.573.2.3 in Cygwin does not properly verify the authenticity of packages, which allows remote Cygwin mirror servers or man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a package list containing the MD5 checksum of a Trojan horse package.
Published: 2008-07-28
Score: 7.6 High
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3311 setup.exe before 2.573.2.3 in Cygwin does not properly verify the authenticity of packages, which allows remote Cygwin mirror servers or man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a package list containing the MD5 checksum of a Trojan horse package.
History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:37:26.716Z

Reserved: 2008-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3323

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-28T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3323

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2008-07-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3323 - Bugzilla

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