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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Integer overflow in the CryptoAPI component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers and other entities via an X.509 certificate that has a malformed ASN.1 Object Identifier (OID) and was issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, aka "Integer Overflow in X.509 Object Identifiers Vulnerability."
The weakness was shared 10/14/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2511 since 07/17/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42112 (MS09-056: Vulnerabilities in Windows CryptoAPI Could Allow Spoofing (974571)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90552 (Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability (MS09-056)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8670.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53537) and Tenable (42112). The entries 50451, 50449, 50448 and 50447 are related to this item.
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 42112
Nessus Name: MS09-056: Vulnerabilities in Windows CryptoAPI Could Allow Spoofing (974571)
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OpenVAS ID: 900876
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI X.509 Spoofing Vulnerabilities (974571)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2009-2511 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53537
Vulnerability Center: 23737 - [MS09-056] Windows CryptoAPI Integer Overflow in X.509 Object Identifiers Spoofing Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36475
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/23/2021 19:54
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 09/18/2018 08:41 (13), 08/23/2021 19:54 (3)
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