CVE - CVE-2008-3437

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3437	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 2.1.0 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.
References
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FULLDISC:20080728 Tool release: [evilgrade] - Using DNS cache poisoning to exploit poor update implementations URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html MISC:http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf MISC:http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz SECTRACK:1020583 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1020583
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20080801	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080801)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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