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CVE-2008-3436
notepad++
gup
generic update process
cve-2008-3436
man-in-the-middle
malicious code
security vulnerability
7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
59.8%
The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 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 configurations
Node
notepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.0
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.1
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.2
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.3
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.4
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.5
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.6
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.7
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.8
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤1.9
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤2.1
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤2.2
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤2.3
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤2.4
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤2.5
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤2.6
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤2.8
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤2.9
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.0
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.1
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.2
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.3
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.4
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.5
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.6
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.7
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.8
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤3.9
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.0
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.0.2
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.1
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.1.1
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.1.2
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.2.1
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.2.2
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.3
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.4
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.5
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.6
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.7
ORnotepad\+\+notepad\+\+Range≤4.7.2
Related
cvelist
cvelist
CVE-2008-3436
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prion
prion
Design/Logic Flaw
2008-08-01 14:41:00
nvd
nvd
CVE-2008-3436
2008-08-01 14:41:00
7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
59.8%
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