CVE-2020-1596
Last modified
CVE-2020-1596 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. <p>A information disclosure vulnerability exists when TLS components use weak hash algorithms. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a users's encrypted transmission channel.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how TLS components use hash algorithms.</p>. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
<p>A information disclosure vulnerability exists when TLS components use weak hash algorithms. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a users's encrypted transmission channel.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how TLS components use hash algorithms.</p>
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | All versions | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 1607 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 1709 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 1803 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 1809 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 1903 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 1909 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 2004 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | All versions | Sp1 |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | All versions | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Rt 8.1 | All versions | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions | Sp2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | All versions | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | r2 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | All versions | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 1903 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 1909 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 2004 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | All versions | — |
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1596Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1596Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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