CVE-2008-3436

Notepad++ prior to 4.8.1 is affected by CVE-2008-3436 through its GUP generic update process, which does not properly verify update authenticity. This enables MITM attackers to deliver arbitrary code via a Trojan-horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning. The provided con...

CVE-2008-3436: Improper Control of Generation of Code

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...