CVE-2012-0151: Microsoft Windows Authenticode Signature Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows (WinVerifyTrust) does not properly validate the digest of a signed portable executable (PE) file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
· high severity · unattributed attribution
Evidence and provenance
- Original source
- CISA KEV report ↗
- Published
- 2022-06-08T00:00:00Z
- Confidence basis
- No actor match
- Record ID
7ab0e986e89281e06a16
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2012-0151
Use and citation
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