| Vulnerability Name: | CCN-10958 | ||||||
| Published: | 2002-12-26 | ||||||
| Updated: | 2002-12-26 | ||||||
| Summary: | The Windows File Protection (WFP) mechanism in Windows 2000 and Windows XP trusts any code that is signed by a trusted root Certification Authority (CA) certificate that is configured for the operating system. This could allow a remote attacker using a certificate that was issued by a trusted root CA to create malicious digitally signed files that would be accepted as trusted by a vulnerable system. | ||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
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| Vulnerability Consequences: | Other | ||||||
| References: | Source: CCN Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 26 2002 - 04:55:36 CST Full Disclosure: Windows File Protection Arbitrary Certificate Chain Vulnerability Source: CCN Type: BID-6482 Microsoft Windows File Protection Code-Signing Verification Weakness Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN wfp-certificate-chain-trusted(10958) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 222193 Description of the Windows 2000 Windows File Protection Feature Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 296241 Windows File Protection May Not Start | ||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration CCN 1: Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||
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