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CVE-2008-3442

Published: Aug 1, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.8%
Top 11.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

WinZip before 11.0 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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

winzip
commercialaka winzip computing
winzipMixed
Consumer Software / file-utility
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020581
securitytracker.com
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
infobyte.com.ar
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz
infobyte.com.ar
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