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CVE-2020-0601

Date: January 14, 2020

A spoofing vulnerability exists in the way Windows CryptoAPI (Crypt32.dll) validates Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) certificates.An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by using a spoofed code-signing certificate to sign a malicious executable, making it appear the file was from a trusted, legitimate source, aka 'Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability'.

Severity Score

Related Resources (10)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155960/CurveBall-Microsoft-Windows-CryptoAPI-Spoofing-Proof-Of-Concept.html
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0601
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-0601
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Hsw4mHYc470/m/WJeW5wguEgAJ
https://go.dev/issue/36834
https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/953bc8f391a63adf00bac2515dba62abe8a1e2c2
https://go.dev/cl/215905
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155961/CurveBall-Microsoft-Windows-CryptoAPI-Spoofing-Proof-Of-Concept.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0601
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-0601

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Certificate Validation

CWE-295

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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