VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-3442
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.76%
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
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')