CVE-2008-3438

A

pple Mac OS X 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.

Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:49

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html - Broken Link () http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html - Broken Link
References () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf - Broken Link () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf - Broken Link
References () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz - Broken Link () http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz - Broken Link

Information

Published : 2008-08-01 14:41

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2008-3438

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3438

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3438


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Products Affected
CWE
CWE-494

Download of Code Without Integrity Check