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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-3442

CVE-2008-3442

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.

Affected products

8
  • Winzip/Winzip8 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:8.1:*:sr1:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:9.0:*:sr1:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <11.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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