Microsoft .NET Framework 'RC4' Information Disclosure Vulnerability (2960358)
🗓️ 15 May 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/kb/2960358 |
| technet | www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2960358 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804587");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-05-15 15:17:33 +0530 (Thu, 15 May 2014)");
script_name("Microsoft .NET Framework 'RC4' Information Disclosure Vulnerability (2960358)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
Microsoft Security Advisory 2960358.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to the RC4 encryption algorithm is used in Transport
Layer Security (TLS).");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to perform man-in-the-middle
attacks and recover plaintext from encrypted sessions.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0 and 4.5 and 4.5.X.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2960358");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2960358");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows");
script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2, win8:1,
win8_1:1, win8_1x64:1, win2012:1) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
key = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ASP.NET\";
if(!registry_key_exists(key:key)){
exit(0);
}
foreach item (registry_enum_keys(key:key))
{
path = registry_get_sz(key:key + item, item:"Path");
if(path && "\Microsoft.NET\Framework" >< path)
{
dllVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:path, file_name:"system.dll");
if(dllVer)
{
## .NET Framework 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 on Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
## Currently not supporting for Windows Server 2012 R2
if((hotfix_check_sp(win8_1:1, win8_1x64:1) > 0) &&
(version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"4.0.30319.34000", test_version2:"4.0.30319.34110")||
version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"4.0.30319.36000", test_version2:"4.0.30319.36117")))
{
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
exit(0);
}
## NET Framework 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 on Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012
if((hotfix_check_sp(win8:1, win2012:1) > 0) &&
(version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"4.0.30319.34000", test_version2:"4.0.30319.34110")||
version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"4.0.30319.36000", test_version2:"4.0.30319.36112")))
{
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
exit(0);
}
## .NET Framework 4.5.1 on Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
## .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
## No file info is there
if((hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2) > 0) &&
(version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"4.0.30319.34000", test_version2:"4.0.30319.34113")||
version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"4.0.30319.36000", test_version2:"4.0.30319.36116")))
{
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
exit(0);
}
## .NET Framework 4 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
if((hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008:3, win2008r2:2) > 0) &&
(version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"4.0.30319.1000", test_version2:"4.0.30319.1023")||
version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"4.0.30319.2000", test_version2:"4.0.30319.2037")))
{
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
exit(0);
}
##.NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
if((hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2) > 0) &&
(version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"2.0.50727.5400", test_version2:"2.0.50727.5483")||
version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"2.0.50727.7000", test_version2:"2.0.50727.7057")))
{
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
exit(0);
}
##.NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
if((hotfix_check_sp(win8:1, win2012:1) > 0) &&
(version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"2.0.50727.6000", test_version2:"2.0.50727.6416")||
version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"2.0.50727.7000", test_version2:"2.0.50727.7057")))
{
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
exit(0);
}
## .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
## Currently not supporting for Windows Server 2012 R2
if((hotfix_check_sp(win8_1:1, win8_1x64:1) > 0) &&
(version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"2.0.50727.8000", test_version2:"2.0.50727.8003")||
version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"2.0.50727.8600", test_version2:"2.0.50727.8606")))
{
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
exit(0);
}
}
}
}
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