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CVE-2008-3323 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31271	CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375	CVE
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321	CVE
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449929	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31271	[email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4051	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375	[email protected]
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txt	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321	[email protected]

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
redhat cygwin	<= 1.7
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cygwin:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]