CVE-2020-1596 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-1596 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/09/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: microsoft | Vendor: Microsoft | Product: Windows 10 Version 1803
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-1596 Description

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.

To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how TLS components use hash algorithms.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 5.4 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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    Integrity Impact (I)*
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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Information Disclosure
Source: Microsoft

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).