Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11886
Category:	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Title:	Vulnerability in Authenticode Verification Could Allow Remote Code Execution (823182)
Summary:	There is a vulnerability in Authenticode that, under certain low memory; conditions, could allow an ActiveX control to download and install without presenting the user with an approval dialog.
Description:	Summary: There is a vulnerability in Authenticode that, under certain low memory conditions, could allow an ActiveX control to download and install without presenting the user with an approval dialog. Vulnerability Insight: To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could host a malicious Web Site designed to exploit this vulnerability. If an attacker then persuaded a user to visit that site an ActiveX control could be installed and executed on the user's system. Alternatively, an attacker could create a specially formed HTML e-mail and send it to the user. Vulnerability Impact: Exploiting the vulnerability would grant the attacker with the same privileges as the user. Solution: The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0660 BugTraq ID: 8830 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8830 http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#838572 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/838572 Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS03-041 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-041 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A185 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A198 XForce ISS Database: win-authenticode-code-execution(13422) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13422
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2003 Jeff Adams

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