MS KB2862152: Vulnerability in DirectAccess Could Allow Security Feature Bypass

high Nessus Plugin ID 70855

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a security feature bypass vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is affected by a security feature vulnerability due to improper verification of server X.509 certificates by DirectAccess.
A man-in-the-middle attacker, by using a server with a crafted certificate installed, can exploit this flaw to pose as a legitimate server to a targeted client, thus allowing interception of the target's network traffic and domain credentials.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1 and 2012 R2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 70855

File Name: smb_kb2862152.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/13/2013

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, SMB/WindowsVersion

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-3876

BID: 63666

MSKB: 2862152

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