Shareaza Update Notification Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:27171

Info

Shareaza Update Notification Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27171
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-7164
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 07 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Shareaza Shareaza 2.2.1 0
Shareaza Shareaza 1.8.2
Not Vulnerable: Shareaza Shareaza 2.3.1.0

Discussion

Shareaza Update Notification Spoofing Vulnerability

Shareaza is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to spoof update notifications.

An attacker can exploit this issue to spoof the content contained in the update notification. A successful exploit may allow an attacker to convince an unsuspecting victim to download and install malicious files. Other attacks are also possible.

This issue affects versions prior to Shareaza 2.3.1.0.

Exploit / POC

Solution / Fix

Shareaza Update Notification Spoofing Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

Shareaza Update Notification Spoofing Vulnerability

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