high7.8Known exploited
CVE-2012-0151
Microsoft Windows Authenticode Signature Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-06-08. Federal due date: 2022-06-22.
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Impact
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."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2003 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions Version r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Vista | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://osvdb.org/81135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48581
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026906
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15594
- http://osvdb.org/81135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48581
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026906
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15594
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0151