Detections
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CVE-2020-1464
high
Description
A spoofing vulnerability exists when Windows incorrectly validates file signatures. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass security features and load improperly signed files. In an attack scenario, an attacker could bypass security features intended to prevent improperly signed files from being loaded. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows validates file signatures.
References
https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-august-2020-patch-tuesday-addresses-120-cves-cve-2020-1337
https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-august-2020-patch-tuesday-addresses-120-cves-cve-2020-1337
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1464
https://medium.com/%40TalBeerySec/glueball-the-story-of-cve-2020-1464-50091a1f98bd
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/microsoft-put-off-fixing-zero-day-for-2-years/
https://blog.virustotal.com/2019/01/distribution-of-malicious-jar-appended.html