Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 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
7cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 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:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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