Authentication Spoofing Vulnerabilities in Windows CryptoAPI - MS09-056ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:2565 | Date: (C)2011-10-14 (M)2023-12-14 |
Class: PATCH | Family: windows |
The host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft security bulletin, MS09-056. The update is required to fix spoofing vulnerabilities. The flaws are present in the Windows CryptoAPI, which fails to validate certificate names that contain null terminators and ASN.1 object identifiers. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to gain the access to the certificate used by the end user for authentication.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 2000 |
Microsoft Windows XP |
Microsoft Windows Vista |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Product: |
Microsoft ASN.1 Library |