CVE-2012-0151 KEV
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 87.7% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-22.
Description
The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly validate the digest of a signed portable executable (PE) file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified file with additional content, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 87.72% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-06-22 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2012-04-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Authenticode Signature Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-06-08 |
| Due | 2022-06-22 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
References
- http://osvdb.org/81135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48581
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026906
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15594
- http://osvdb.org/81135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48581
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026906
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15594
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0151
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