Microsoft Windows 98/NT 4.0 Certificate authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows 98/NT 4.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Certificate Handler. The manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2002-1183. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 98/NT 4.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 do not properly verify the Basic Constraints of digital certificates, allowing remote attackers to execute code, aka "New Variant of Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing" (CAN-2002-0862).

The issue has been introduced in 08/24/1996. The weakness was shared 12/11/2002 by Mike (Website). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1183. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2202 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11145 (MS02-050: Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing (328145)), 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 90170 (Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing (MS02-050)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (21692), Tenable (11145), SecurityFocus (BID 5410†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4814†). The entries VDB-18778, VDB-18814 and VDB-20329 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11145
Nessus Name: MS02-050: Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing (328145)
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OpenVAS ID: 11145
OpenVAS Name: Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing (Q328145)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/06/2002 +2172 days 🔍
09/04/2002 +29 days 🔍
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12/11/2002 +48 days 🔍
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07/31/2014 +4250 days 🔍
06/22/2025 +3979 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: microsoft.com
Researcher: Mike
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19194

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X-Force: 9776
SecurityFocus: 5410 - Multiple Vendor Invalid X.509 Certificate Chain Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4814

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 16:53
Updated: 06/22/2025 06:40
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:53 (52), 09/17/2018 07:10 (21), 06/28/2021 08:16 (3), 06/19/2024 09:40 (16), 06/22/2025 06:40 (3)
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