VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-3435

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-08-01
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

LinkedIn Browser Toolbar 3.0.3.1100 and earlier 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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references