7.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-3441
Winamp Authentication Bypass RCE Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 1, 2008, 2:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 1, 2018, 3:10 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3441 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nullsoft winamp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-3441.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020582 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf Third Party Advisory
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-3441 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3441 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf No Types Assigned http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1020582 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1020582 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz No Types Assigned http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html Broken Link
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.01 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.02 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.03 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.04 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.05 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.06 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.07 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:c:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.08 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:d:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.08 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:e:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.08 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.09 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.11 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.12 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.13 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.21 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.22 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.23 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.091 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.093 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.094 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.111 *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.112 OR *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.24
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15225 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3441 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3441 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.47 }} -0.08%

score

0.76048

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability