CVE-2008-3323

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threaded

http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051

http://secunia.com/advisories/31271

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-07-28

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01227