Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0184
EPSS Percentile
76.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
linkedin/browser_toolbar
< 3.0.3.1100
Published
Aug 01, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026