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CVE-2008-3435 (GCVE-0-2008-3435)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-08-01 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:32
VLAI
Summary
LinkedIn Browser Toolbar 3.0.3.1100 and earlier 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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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