CVE-2008-3440

CVE-2008-3440 affects Sun Java 1.6.0_03 and earlier (potentially later versions) where updater authenticity is not properly verified, enabling a man-in-the-middle attacker to run arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update (as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning). The connected sources...

CVE-2008-3433

CVE-2008-3433 affects SpeedBit Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) prior to 8.6.3.9. The issue is that DAP does not properly verify update authenticity, enabling a man-in-the-middle to substitute a Trojan-horse update and allow arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is demonstrated by references...

CVE-2008-3438

The CVE-2008-3438 entry concerns Apple Mac OS X and a vulnerability in the update mechanism. The root cause is improper verification of update authenticity, enabling a man-in-the-middle attacker to deliver a Trojan-horse update that can execute arbitrary code. The public descriptions reference th...

CVE-2008-3435

The CVE-2008-3435 issue affects the LinkedIn Browser Toolbar (version 3.0.3.1100 and earlier) where the update mechanism does not properly verify authenticity, enabling a man-in-the-middle to deliver a Trojan horse update and execute arbitrary code. Documented impact is arbitrary code execution v...