Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2671
Revision Date:2011-05-16Version:46
Title:Windows 2000 Certificate Validation Identity Spoofing Vulnerability (Test 2)
Description:The (1) CertGetCertificateChain, (2) CertVerifyCertificateChainPolicy, and (3) WinVerifyTrust APIs within the CryptoAPI for Microsoft products including Microsoft Windows 98 through XP, Office for Mac, Internet Explorer for Mac, and Outlook Express for Mac, do not properly verify the Basic Constraints of intermediate CA-signed X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack for SSL sessions, as originally reported for Internet Explorer and IIS.
Family:windowsClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2002-0862
Platform(s):Microsoft Windows 2000
Product(s):Certificate Validation
Definition Synopsis
  • Windows 2000 (sp3 or earlier) is installed
  • Windows 2000 is installed
  • AND NOT Win2K/XP/2003 service pack 4 (or later) is installed
  • AND the version of cryptdlg.dll is less then 5.0.1558.6072
  • AND NOT the patch Q329115 is installed
  • AND NOT the patch kb835732 is installed
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