CVE-2013-3900 WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability

Abdul Aremu 0 Reputation points
2024-08-07T10:30:44.23+00:00

Hi All

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3900

To remediate the vulnerability CVE-2013-3900 is to add the below registry values.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Wintrust\Config] "EnableCertPaddingCheck"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\Wintrust\Config] "EnableCertPaddingCheck"="1"

On my Windows servers 10 i dont see the folders Wintrust\Config in registries. And when i do as said in the link, which is to put the command in a .reg file and double click it. I get the error as seen in the image attached

WinVerify

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  1. Hania Lian 16,166 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-08-08T03:22:45.4366667+00:00

    Hello.

    Open the .reg file using Notepad. To do this: Right-click on the .reg file and choose ‘Edit’.

    Remove the blank line at the top of the file.

    Cannot import file: The specified file is not a registry script (thewindowsclub.com)

    Best Regards,

    Hania Lian

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  2. Guillaume Genest 0 Reputation points
    2024-09-13T18:42:47.14+00:00

    Is CVE-2013-3900 really affecting windows 10/ windows 11? Do we really need to create that registry key to fix a 2013 cve?

    Please advise.

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  3. Albion Cela 0 Reputation points
    2024-10-22T11:35:16.21+00:00

    Hi , i already checked and the value under the specific directory is "1" but on scanning my machine is still showing as vulnerable.

    Thank you

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