CVE-2008-3441 describes a critical vulnerability in Nullsoft Winamp versions prior to 5.24, where the software fails to properly authenticate updates. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by delivering a malicious "Trojan horse" update, often facilitated by techniques like DNS cache poisoning. With a CVSS score of 7.5, the vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the risk remains for unpatched systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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