National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-0151

Overview

The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly validate the digest of a signed portable executable (PE) file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified file with additional content, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA12-101A

Name: TA12-101A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html

External Source: MS

Name: MS12-024

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-024

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1026906

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026906

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 48581

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/48581

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15594

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15594

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 81135

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/81135