Microsoft Visual Studio up to 2017 15.9/2019 16.11 OpenSSL certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Visual Studio up to 2017 15.9/2019 16.11. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component OpenSSL. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2021-3450. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Visual Studio up to 2017 15.9/2019 16.11 (Programming Tool Software). This affects an unknown code of the component OpenSSL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/12/2021 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-3450. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211827 (Oracle Linux 9 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-12842)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211827). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211827
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 9 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-12842)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 2a40b7bc7b94dd7de897a74571e7024f0cf0d63b

Timelineinfo

03/19/2021 🔍
10/12/2021 +207 days 🔍
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10/12/2021 +0 days 🔍
11/26/2024 +1141 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2021-cbf14ab8f9
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-3450 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-3450
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-184251

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2021 20:59
Updated: 11/26/2024 08:57
Changes: 10/12/2021 20:59 (10), 10/12/2021 21:00 (2), 10/12/2021 21:04 (31), 10/15/2021 09:28 (6), 10/15/2021 09:30 (18), 11/26/2024 08:57 (16)
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