HIGH
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 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
Published Aug 1, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.53%
Description
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 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
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.53% 0.02534
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02534
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 84.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 82.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.08% (0.01077) | 76.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 76.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 74.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 71.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 83.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 81.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 64.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020582 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020582 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 1, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 1, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3441
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a