Microsoft Update to Improve Cryptography and Digital Certificate Handling (2854544)
🗓️ 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.903310");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-06-12 12:56:11 +0530 (Wed, 12 Jun 2013)");
script_name("Microsoft Update to Improve Cryptography and Digital Certificate Handling (2854544)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2813430");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityAdvisories/2013/2854544");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/flame-burns-microsoft-with-digital-certi/240001452");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows");
script_dependencies("gb_smb_windows_detect.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to perform
man-in-the-middle attack during a Windows Update session that basically
redirects the user's machine to a phony update with the malware.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 8
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows 7 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Vista x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to a Flame modules named 'Gadget' and 'Munch', used to infect
other machines in the same network as the targeted machine.");
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_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
Microsoft Security Advisory (2854544).");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008:3, win2008r2:2,
win8:1, win2012:1) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
sysPath = smb_get_systemroot();
if(!sysPath ){
exit(0);
}
exeVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\Crypt32.dll");
if(!exeVer){
exit(0);
}
## Currently not supporting for Vista and Windows Server 2008 64 bit
else if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win2008:3) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:exeVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.18823") ||
version_in_range(version:exeVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.22000", test_version2:"6.0.6002.23094")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:exeVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.18142") ||
version_in_range(version:exeVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.22000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.22310")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(win8:1, win2012:1) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:exeVer, test_version:"6.2.9200.16579")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
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