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MS09-056: Vulnerabilities in Windows CryptoAPI Could Allow Spoofing (974571)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 42112
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Synopsis
Certain identity validation methods may be bypassed allowing impersonation.Description
The remote Windows host contains a version of the Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A spoofing vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI component when parsing ASN.1 information from X.509 certificates. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could impersonate another user or system. (CVE-2009-2510)
- A spoofing vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI component when parsing ASN.1 object identifiers from X.509 certificates. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could impersonate another user or system. (CVE-2009-2511)
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and Windows 7.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 42112
File Name: smb_nt_ms09-056.nasl
Version: 1.27
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 10/13/2009
Updated: 8/5/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2510, CVE-2009-2511