CVE-2008-3441
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows...
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3441- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3441- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3427 No score
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3427- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pjrv-f38m-2f55 No score
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows...
Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 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.
- Record
GHSA-pjrv-f38m-2f55- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3441 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Nullsoft Winamp, published August 1, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.53%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15225
infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
securitytracker.com/id?1020582
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3441
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjrv-f38m-2f55