Tencent GameLoop before 4.1.21.90 downloaded updates over an insecure HTTP connection. A malicious attacker in an MITM position could spoof the contents of an XML document describing an update package, replacing a download URL with one pointing to an arbitrary Windows executable. Because the only integrity check would be a comparison of the downloaded file's MD5 checksum to the one contained within the XML document, the downloaded executable would then be executed on the victim's machine.
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/mmiszczyk/cve-2021-33879 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.gameloop.com Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-06-06T19:25:23

Updated: 2021-06-06T19:25:23

Reserved: 2021-06-06T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2021-33879

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-06-06T20:15:07.613

Modified: 2021-06-15T18:27:47.267


Link: CVE-2021-33879

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