PT-2012-4093 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2+1

Published 2012-12-12 · Updated 2020-09-28 · CVE-2012-2549

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Server versions 2008 R2 through 2012

Description The issue arises from the IP-HTTPS server's failure to properly validate certificates. This allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using a revoked certificate.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1, update the certificate validation mechanism to properly check for revoked certificates. For Windows Server 2012, ensure that the IP-HTTPS server is configured to validate certificates correctly, preventing the use of revoked certificates.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2549

Affected Products

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012

References · 4

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2549 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16117 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html · Note