CVE-2008-3436

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El proceso de actualización genérico GUP en Notepad++ anterior a 4.8.1 no verifica adecuadamente la autenticidad de las actualizaciones, lo cual permite a a atacantes de tipo 'hombre en el medio' (man-in-the-middle) ejecutar código de su elección a través de la actualización de un Caballo de Troya, como se demuestra por el grado de daño y el envenenamiento de la caché DNS.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-08-01 CVE Reserved
2008-08-01 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2025-01-03 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html	Mailing List
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf	X_refsource_misc
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.0 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.0"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.1 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.1"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.2 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.2"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.3 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.3"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.4 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.4"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.5 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.5"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.6 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.6"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.7 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.7"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.8 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.8"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 1.9 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 1.9"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 2.1 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 2.1"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 2.2 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 2.2"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 2.3 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 2.3"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 2.4 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 2.4"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 2.5 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 2.5"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 2.6 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 2.6"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 2.8 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 2.8"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 2.9 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 2.9"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.0 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.0"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.1 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.1"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.2 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.2"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.3 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.3"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.4 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.4"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.5 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.5"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.6 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.6"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.7 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.7"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.8 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.8"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 3.9 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 3.9"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.0 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.0"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.0.2 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.0.2"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.1 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.1"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.1.1 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.1.1"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.1.2 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.1.2"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.2.1 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.2.1"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.2.2 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.2.2"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.3 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.3"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.4 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.4"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.5 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.5"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.6 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.6"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.7 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.7"		-		Affected
Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+"		Notepad\+\+ Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+"				<= 4.7.2 Search vendor "Notepad\+\+" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " <= 4.7.2"		-		Affected