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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321 ↗
- http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threaded ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375 ↗
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051 ↗
- http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31271 ↗