CWE-494

Apple Mac OS X 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.

The PartyGaming PartyPoker client program 121/120 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update.

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN helper service due to improper validation of code signing. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit this bug.

The Miss Marple Updater Service in COMPAREX Miss Marple Enterprise Edition before 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via vectors related to missing update validation.

Download of code with improper integrity check in snsupd.exe and upd.exe in SAFE’N’SEC SoftControl/SafenSoft SysWatch, SoftControl/SafenSoft TPSecure, and SoftControl/SafenSoft Enterprise Suite before 4.4.12 allows the remote attacker to execute unauthorized code by substituting a forged update server.

A Vulnerability of LG Electronic web OS TV Emulator could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and overwrite certain files. This vulnerability is due to wrong environment setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through crafted configuration files and executable files.