CVE-2012-0151
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."
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
- Status
- Analyzed - secure@microsoft.com
- Published
- 2012-04-10
- Last modified
- 2025-10-22
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- since 2022-06-08, action due 2022-06-22: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Affected products
- Windows 7 (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 2003 (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft)
- Windows Vista (Microsoft)
- Windows Xp (Microsoft)
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
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0151
